[00:00:01] GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY 15, 2022 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO BEGIN OUR MEETINGS WITH AN INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO BEGINNING. THIS IS LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO JOIN US, BUT IT IS NOT REQUIRED AND YOUR DECISIONS WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF YOU WOULD MIND [INAUDIBLE] JOIN US IN PRAYER. DEAR FATHER, I PRAY THAT AS LEADERS LEAD YOUR PEOPLE, I PRAY THAT WE WILL DO IT UNSELFISHLY. AND NOT FOR PERSONAL AMBITION, A VAIN CONCEIT. I PRAY THAT YOU HELP US AS LEADERS TO REALIZE THAT LEADING IS REALLY A TASK THAT REQUIRES US TO SERVE. SO FATHER, RAISE UP SERVANT LEADERS IN JESUS NAME. HELP US TO WORK IN HUMILITY. MAKE US SELFISH LESS VESSELS OF YOU. MAKE US IN YOUR IMAGE. REMOVE ANY SELFISH DESIRES AND THE HOLY AND MAGNIFICENT NAME OF JESUS. WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AS I SAID, GOOD EVENING. [Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions and Announcements] WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANY PROCLAMATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT, SO WE WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND GET GET TO WORK. [Consent Agenda] THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. I'LL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO REQUEST. LET ME READ THROUGH THE AGENDA, PLEASE. I DON'T WANT CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1ST, 2022 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM TWO A SHELF READY AUDIOVISUAL LIBRARY MATERIALS. ITEM 2B AVALON PARK DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FISHING PIER CONSTRUCTION. ITEM TWO C GP AND ELM GROVE SUBSTATION EXPANSION STEEL STRUCTURES. ITEM TWO D GP AND L [INAUDIBLE] TO BEN DAVIS 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE REBUILD ENGINEERING SERVICE. ITEM TWO E GP AND L ELM GROVE SUBSTATION CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. ITEM TWO F SCALE HOUSE REMODEL. ITEM TWO G. BACKHOE LOADER. ITEM TWO H ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION OF LOS BRISAS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. ITEM TWO I, TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION AND MODERNIZATION. ITEM TWO J, SHADE STRUCTURES AT VARIOUS PARKS AND ITEM 2K, RICK ODIN PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. ITEM THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORWARD THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION. ITEM TWO, EXCUSE ME THREE A IS ZONING FILES 21-44. AMRO ISSA CROWN CASTLE IN DISTRICT FIVE. ITEM THREE B IS ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 21-58 SUMMIT DESIGNS IN DISTRICT THREE. ITEM THREE C OF ZONING FILE Z 21-61. VIA BY YOU INC IN DISTRICT THREE. ITEM FOUR IS APPROVED BY MINUTE ACTION. THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. TERENCE JOSEPH WICKMAN FOR THREE YEARS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND ITEM FIVE, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY BY AND THROUGH THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR IN A JOINT GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT WITH COLLIN COUNTY BY AND THROUGH THE COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR. ADOPTING CERTAIN DESIGNATED VOTING SYSTEMS FOR USE IN THE 2022 GARLAND GENERAL ELECTION [00:05:04] AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE, EXCUSE ME, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING, NONE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED AS READ. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MORRIS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT MOVES US ON TO OUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, MADAM SECRETARY, COULD YOU REVIEW THE SPEAKER REGULATIONS FOR US, PLEASE? YES, SIR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING. SPEAKERS APPEARING IN THE CHAMBER WILL SPEAK FIRST AND VIRTUAL SPEAKERS WILL FOLLOW. SPEAKER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. VIRTUAL SPEAKERS PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FEATURE ON ZOOM. IF YOU'RE DIALING IN FOR AUDIO, YOU MAY PRESS STAR NINE IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MODERATOR. ONCE THE LINE IS OPEN, THE SPEAKERSHIP PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND LOWER THE VOLUME ON ALL DEVICES. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS, AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. VIRTUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE INFORMED BY THE CLERK WHEN THEIR TIME HAS ELAPSED. WE HAVE NO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS THIS EVENING, MAYOR LEMAY. OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM SIX, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF [6. Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Garland, Texas confirming a proposed development to be funded with Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs 2022 Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits; authorizing a reduction of certain fees; authorizing the certification of this resolution to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; and providing an effective date.] GARLAND, TEXAS, CONFIRMING A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO BE FUNDED WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 2022 COMPETITIVE NINE PERCENT HOUSING TAX CREDITS AUTHORIZING A REDUCTION OF CERTAIN FEES AUTHORIZING THE CERTIFICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. COUNCIL, WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE, WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE APPLICATIONS BEFORE US. I BELIEVE MS. WOODARD HAS SUPPLIED EVERYBODY WITH THE ORDINANCES THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, SO I WILL TAKE THEM IN ORDER. DISTRICT FOUR, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT THE ACTION, AS PROPOSED IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, BE ADOPTED ON THE ITEM THAT SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO THE REQUESTS FOR DISTRICT FOUR. OK, AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. THAT IS AN ORDINANCE TO OPPOSE. RIGHT, THAT'S THAT'S A RESOLUTION ORDINANCE TO OPPOSE. YES. YES. OK. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH ON THIS, PARTICULARLY ON THIS FIRST APPLICATION TO OPPOSE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD, TO VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. MOTION IS TO OPPOSE. AND IF YOU COULD DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. WE HAVE A SECOND APPLICATION FROM DISTRICT SEVEN, I BELIEVE. MAYOR PRO TEM HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I ALSO MOVE THAT WE OPPOSE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY THE GEO CAMPBELL POINT HOUSING LLP. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM HEDRICK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS AS WELL. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION FOR [7. Consider an ordinance ordering a General Election for the City of Garland, Texas to be held on the 7th day of May, 2022, for the purpose of electing Council Members to Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5; providing a date for a run-off election; providing for a process to determine position of names on ballots; providing for locations of polling places; providing for early voting dates, providing for authorization for the City Manager and City Secretary to enter into Election Agreements with Dallas and Collin County Elections Departments; providing for notice, publication and posting of this order; and providing an effective date.] THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF MAY 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF [00:10:04] ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, FOUR, AND FIVE. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RUNOFF ELECTION. PROVIDING FOR A PROCESS TO DETERMINE POSITION OF NAMES ON BALLOTS. PROVIDING FOR LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES. PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING DATES. PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY SECRETARY TO ENTER INTO ELECTION AGREEMENTS WITH DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENTS. PROVIDING FOR NOTICE PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF THIS ORDER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WELL, THAT'S A LOT. AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS SIDE? I SEE NONE, SIR. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS. MAYOR, I MOVED FOR ADOPTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS AND THE SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HEDRICK TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN AS PRESENTED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. [8. Hold a Public Hearing on the 2022 Proposed Capital Improvement Program] ALL RIGHT, THAT MOVES US TO ITEM EIGHT, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2022 PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A SERIES OF MEETINGS OVER THE THE CIP OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF OR SO. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM THIS EVENING? SEEING, NONE. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO ITEM NINE, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2022 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. COUNCIL, AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED, THE THE THE ITEM BEFORE US IS HAS BEEN AMENDED AND WE HAVE ALL BEEN IN AGREEMENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CIP BILL. AND ALLISON GETS TO CARRY THAT NOTEBOOK AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF MORE HOURS AND BEFORE SHE MOVES BACK TO THE REGULAR BUDGET NOTEBOOK, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH WAS HAS AN AMENDMENT THAT HE WAS CONSIDERING LAST NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHERS. DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM YOU, IF I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS, I'M OPEN TO A MOTION FROM YOU AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH ANY AMENDMENTS. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY CONTRARY TO THE DISCUSSION WE HAD EARLIER. BUT MAYOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK WE'VE ALREADY HEARD THE AMENDMENT. IF I RECALL FROM COUNCILMAN 50 WAUWIE WHERE THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER CHANGE, THEN OK, YEAH, MAYOR, THEN I MOVE THAT WE GO TO THE AMENDMENT FIRST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I'M GETTING SOME SIGNALS CHANGE. OK. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO BACK UP AND GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION TO APPROVAL OF THE CIP AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS TO APPROVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AS PRESENTED IN A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE AND COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH. [9. Consider an Ordinance Adopting the 2022 Capital Improvement Program] THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MENTIONED LAST NIGHT I WOULD HAVE AN AMENDMENT THIS EVENING AND I'M READY TO PRESENT THAT NOW FOR A VERY, VERY QUICK PREAMBLE. MY DISTRICT HAS REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID NO TO TRAFFIC ROUNDABOUTS JUST IN GENERAL, SO I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT TONIGHT SO THAT I CAN SUPPORT THE MAIN MOTION. I MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED, BUT WITH AN AMENDMENT TO SUBSTITUTE THE PLANNED ROUNDABOUTS FOR TRADITIONAL INTERSECTIONS IN BOTH THE HOLFORD ROAD SEGMENT B PROJECT AND THE BRAND ROAD STATE HIGHWAY 190 TO MOREFIELD PROJECT AND GREENING THE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES, IF ANY NECESSARY, TO ACCOMPLISH THE INTENT OF THIS AMENDMENT. ALSO, YOU'VE HEARD THE AMENDMENT BASED ON THE ROUNDABOUTS. IS THERE A SECOND? NO, SORRY. THERE IS A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER AUBIN. GO AHEAD. SORRY, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I GUESS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF. IS THIS IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DECIDE TONIGHT ABOUT? [00:15:04] I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IT. WE'VE BEEN DOING THE CIP FOR A WHILE NOW AND WE'VE NOT DISCUSSED THIS. AND NOW WE'RE RIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE. IS THIS A DECISION THAT HAS TO BE MADE NOW OR CAN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CIP AND HAVE SOME OTHER DISCUSSION, WHETHER THAT GOES TO A COMMITTEE OR OR SOME OTHER THING ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THESE WHATEVER ELEMENTS IT IS THAT INCLUDE THE ROUNDABOUTS? I THINK MR. BRADFORD HAS INFORMATION ON THAT. COUNCILMAN AUBIN, THE NEXT TIME COUNCIL WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS IS WHEN YOU'RE APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS FOR THOSE PARTICULAR ROADWAY PROJECTS. SO THE THE DESIGN, THE ELEMENTS OF THE ROUNDABOUT COULD BE DISCUSSED AT THAT POINT. WHERE COUNCIL COULD CREATE I MEAN, IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS NOT THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY. IF WE DON'T MAKE A DECISION ON THIS TONIGHT, IF WE SAY JUST APPROVE AS IS, WE CAN STILL COME BACK AND CHANGE THESE DESIGNS EITHER AT THE TIME OF SOMETHING COMES BACK OR SOME OTHER ITEM GETS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL TO DISCUSS. WHAT I'D RECOMMEND IS IS THAT WE PUT THESE ITEMS ON A FUTURE WORK SESSION AGENDA SO THAT THEY CAN BE COMPLETELY VETTED IN THAT WAY. BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER DOWN DESIGN OR ALIGNMENT, WE CAN GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. OK, THANK YOU. AND THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE COUNSEL IS LET'S HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TYPES OF INTERSECTION DESIGNS. I MEAN, OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT TO SEND IT TO COMMITTEE, I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IN FULL COUNCIL. I DON'T WANT TO DELAY ANYTHING, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO DELAY ANYTHING TONIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT WITHOUT A FULL DISCUSSION AND A FULL OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR STAFF TO WEIGH IN ON THE BENEFITS OF THE DESIGN AND ALSO FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR I KNOW THERE ARE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WHO OBVIOUSLY OPPOSE TRAFFIC CIRCLES. I'D LIKE TO HAVE THEM THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. THANK YOU. SO I'LL OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH MAYOR. MAYOR, IF THERE IS A LEGITIMATE OPPORTUNITY FOR A FULL AND ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE ELEMENTS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO REMOVE THIS OR TO PULL THIS AMENDMENT WITH IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. HOWEVER, I DID SUBMIT THIS IN MY LIST OF QUESTIONS AFTER THE FIRST CIP MEETING. THE COUNCIL DID RECEIVE A COPY OF THOSE QUESTIONS, AND SO COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN PRIOR TO THIS. BUT IF YOU AND MR. BRADFORD BELIEVE THAT WE'LL HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE DESIGN AT A LATER STAGE AND THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I WILL WITHDRAW THE AMENDMENT. SIR, I KNOW THIS COUNCIL PRETTY WELL AND ROBUST IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE HERE, SO I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT IN THAT. AND SOMETIMES MY FAULT, I GET IT. BUT WHAT'S IT GOING TO SAY THAT IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I WITHDRAW THE AMENDMENT. I SEE NO OBJECT. OK. ALL RIGHT. OK, SO THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, SO WE MOVE BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION FROM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED WITH THE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, IF CAN YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. THANK YOU, ALISON. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT MOVES US TO ITEM TEN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF [10. Consider a resolution of the City of Garland, Texas finding and determining that the public necessity and convenience require the acquisition of various property rights located along Naaman School Road, from Brand Road to State Highway 78, in the City of Garland, County of Dallas, Texas, said property interests being more particularly described below; providing authorizations to acquire such property rights by purchase or condemnation and making certain findings pertaining thereto; providing further authorizations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this resolution; and providing an effective date.] GARLAND, TEXAS, FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE REQUIRE THE ACQUISITION OF VARIOUS PROPERTY RIGHTS LOCATED ALONG NAME AND SCHOOL ROAD FROM BRAND ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY 78 IN THE CITY OF GARLAND COUNTY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, SAID PROPERTY INTERESTS BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BELOW, PROVIDING AUTHORIZATIONS TO ACQUIRE SUCH PROPERTY RIGHTS BY PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION, EXCUSE ME, AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, PROVIDING FURTHER AUTHORIZATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS RESOLUTION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE WORDING, SIR. YES, SIR. AND SPEAKING OF ROBUST, THIS WILL BE A FAIRLY LONG MOTION THAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. HERE WE ARE. I MOVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF GARLAND, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL ROAD, A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS 4129 NAME AND SCHOOL. [00:20:03] A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 4129 [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL ROAD AND SITUATED IN THE [INAUDIBLE] ALVARADO SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER TWO DALLAS COUNTY AND BEING THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS 2.008 ACRES WITH 0.445 CONTAINED IN 40-FOOT ROADWAY, LEAVING 1.56 NET ACRES AND GENERAL WARRANTY DEED FROM JERRY W. MCNEAL TO [INAUDIBLE] IS RECORDED IN COUNTY CLERK FILE NUMBER 202100377080 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. MOTION INCLUDES APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AND INTENDS THAT THE RECORD VOTE ON THIS MATTER APPLIES TO ALL UNITS OF PROPERTY TO BE CONDEMNED. AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS SIGNALED THAT THE INFORMATION THE MOTION WAS READ CORRECTLY BY COUNCILMAN SMITH. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER AUBIN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM, JUST CORRECTION ON THE AGENDA ITEM 11 WAS ACTUALLY A COPY OF THE PREVIOUS ITEM, SO THERE IS NOT AN ITEM 11 ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. SO THAT WILL MOVE US TO ITEM 12 HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS. [Items 12A & 12B] THIS IS ITEM 12A. IT ALSO HAS TWO PARTS. 12A IS CONSIDERED A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION REQUEST BY SEVEN LC LLC FOR A TEA COFFEE SHOP WITH DRIVE THRU. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 519 NORTH JUPITER ROAD IN DISTRICT SIX. THE SECOND PART OF THIS IS 12B IS CONSIDER A SITE PLAN. SAME APPLICANT, SAME ADDRESS. MR. GARRETT. COUNCIL GOOD EVENING, AS YOU STATED, MAYOR, THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR A TEA AND COFFEE SHOP WITH A DRIVE THRU AND EXISTING APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. THE LOCATION IS 519 NORTH JUPITER ROAD. THIS IS NEAR THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF WALNUT AND JUPITER, SHOWN HERE AS THE GENERAL LOCATION IN GARLAND AND MORE SPECIFICALLY HERE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHIN AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER JUST NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF JUPITER ROAD AND WALNUT. AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, SHOWN IN THIS KIND OF BLUE RECTANGLE IS THE LOCATION OR GENERAL LOCATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING WHERE THE NEW BUSINESS WOULD OCCUPY AND SUP IS REQUIRED FOR THE DRIVE THRU, THUS TRIGGERING THE HEARING PROCESS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA, INCLUDING THE SHOPPING CENTERS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, WHICH GENERALLY ALIGNS WITH COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL CENTERS THAT HELP SUPPORT SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS THIS AREA. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT, SO THAT IS THE EXISTING BUILDING THAT WOULD BE REMODELED. PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REMODEL, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FOR THE DRIVE THRU, TEA, AND COFFEE SHOP. IT'S A SEVEN LEAVES, BY THE WAY, AS THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS, AND THERE'S AN EXISTING SCOOTER'S COFFEE JUST ADJACENT TO IT TO THE NORTH AND SOME OTHER PHOTOS OF THE AREA. THAT'S THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT IS LOOKING EAST TO THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN AN EXISTING GAS STATION JUST SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HERE'S THE SITE PLAN OF THE PROPOSAL. IT COMPLIES WITH THE GDC REGULATIONS, INCLUDING PARKING REGULATIONS. HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN THE APPLICANT IS ADDING LANDSCAPING TO THE SITE AND HERE ARE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REMODEL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. BUT THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS COMPLY WITH THE GDC AND THEY'D BE, FOR THE MOST PART, STAYING WITHIN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE SUP TO BE IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE SOUP TIME PERIOD GUIDE, AND THERE ARE NO GDC DEVIATIONS BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL, THE SEVEN TO ZERO VOTE AND MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT 90 LETTERS ON THIS CASE AND WE RECEIVED A TWO IN RETURN AND THOSE WERE BOTH IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. [00:25:01] I SEE NONE. THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE]. MADAM SECRETARY. THE APPLICANT IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS OR TO GIVE COMMENT. OK, COUNCIL, THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THAT APPLICANT? I SEE NONE. OH, SORRY. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, WOULD YOU COME BACK UP RIGHT QUICKLY, PLEASE? OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T. IT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU. THEY APPLICANT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT EITHER. THIS IS A VERY SHORT QUESTION. YOU CAN STAY WHERE YOU ARE. OK, OK. WOULD YOU PUT THIS THE SITE PLAN BACK UP THERE? YOU SAID ONE QUICK QUESTION. [INAUDIBLE]. I WAS JUST INTERESTED IN TRAFFIC FLOW. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW NOW I'LL COME TO YOU, SIR. MAYOR. OK, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT NOW THAT WE'VE GOT HIM HERE THROUGH? HE'S NOT GIVING HIS INFORMATION YET. OK. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. DANNY BOWIE HOME ADDRESSES 4663 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE IN FRISCO. ALL RIGHT. OK, NOW WE'RE THERE. OK? OK. YES. LOOKING AT SITE PLAN, WOULD YOU WALK US THROUGH THE TRAFFIC FLOW AT YOUR? YES. THE IDEA IS TO COME ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THERE WILL BE SOME SIGNAGE THERE AND THE PICKUP WINDOW IS GOING TO BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SO THERE'S ABOUT A SEVEN CAR STACK AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT 20 PARKING SPACES. IT'S QUITE IDEAL FOR A DRIVE THROUGH. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BUILDING, IT'S A SQUARE BUILDING. WE'RE NOT CHANGING ANY ELEVATIONS. WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, JUST BASICALLY PUTTING A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW WITH THE MENU ON IT. AND YOU EXCLUSIVELY DRIVE THROUGH NO, WALKING. NO, THERE, SIT DOWN TOO. IT'S A CAFE, YOU CAN GO IN. I THOUGHT SO, YEAH. YEAH, THERE'LL BE CHAIRS AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE COMPUTERS AND BOOKS AND STUFF, OR FOR PEOPLE TO STUDY AND STUFF. OK. ALL RIGHT. OK, YEAH. THAT CLARIFIES. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. OK, JUST CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR TRAFFIC FLOW. OKAY THANKS. THANKS MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR. AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS, MADAM SECRETARY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN VERA, I BELIEVE WE'VE CLEARED THE QUEUE. GO AHEAD, SIR. SO YOU GOT OUT TOO FAST. THERE YOU GO. OK, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME. OK, SO YOUR MOTION FOR APPROVAL IS FOR ITEMS 12A AND 12B. YES, SIR. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER VERA TO APPROVE ITEMS 12A AND B, AS PRESENTED WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER AUBIN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT IS 12C, CONSIDER A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST BY REALTY CAPITAL [12C. Consider a Zoning Change request by Realty Capital Management, to revise the zoning boundary lines of Planned Development (PD) District 15-40 for Multi-Family Use to incorporate two (2) additional acres. There are no improvements proposed at this time. The property is located at 4425 Bunker Hill Road in District 1.] MANAGEMENT TO REVISE THE ZONING BOUNDARY LINES OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 15-40 FOR MULTIFAMILY USE TO INCORPORATE TWO ADDITIONAL ACRES. THERE ARE NO IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED AT THIS TIME. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 4425 BUNKER HILL ROAD IN DISTRICT ONE. SIR MAYOR COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST TO REVISE BOUNDARY OF PD 15-40. THERE IS NO DETAILED PLAN WITH THIS APPLICATION OR IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED WITH THIS REQUEST. THE LOCATION IS 4425 BUNKER HILL ROAD. ACREAGE IS 13.2 ACRES. HERE'S THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ALONG BUNKER HILL ROAD AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, SHOWN HERE AS A REMINDER COUNCIL YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IN THIS BROWNISH COLOR HERE IS THE ORIGINAL PD 15-40, WHICH IS A MULTIFAMILY PD. MULTIPLE PHASES WERE CONTEMPLATED. PHASE ONE, WHICH IS DOMAIN AT 140, BEEN BUILT AND RESIDED IN FOR SOME TIME. PHASE TWO AS YOU MAY RECALL, MULTIFAMILY DETAILED PLAN WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. PHASE THREE IS ACTUALLY IN PROCESS FOR KIND OF MORE OF A TOWNHOUSE STYLE OF MULTIFAMILY THAT ACTUALLY, YOU BELIEVE WILL BE ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA. PHASE FOUR, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS AND YET AT THIS TIME, BUT THE REQUEST THIS EVENING IS TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARY OF THE PD FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ACRES. [00:30:06] THIS IS LAND THAT ACTUALLY WILL BE RECLAIMED AS PART OF THE ADJACENT PARKSIDE DEVELOPMENT. WHEN THAT GETS GOING, THE AS YOU RECALL, THE SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS JUST APPROVED BY COUNCIL WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS JUST TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE SOME FLOODPLAIN RECLAIM. SO THIS ADDITIONAL TWO ACRES WOULD BE ON THE APPLICANT'S LAND, AND IT WOULD GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE LAND TO WORK WITH AND HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY ON SITE DESIGN. WHERE IS THAT LAND WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA FOR COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. AND HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA ON BUNKER HILL ROAD. JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BUNKER HILL ROAD, OF COURSE, IS WITHIN THE CITY OF [INAUDIBLE], AND THERE'S JUST ANOTHER LOOK AT THE BOUNDARY SURVEY, THE ADDITIONAL TWO ACRES BEING REQUESTED TO BE ADDED TO THE PD IS LOCATED HERE, WHERE MY CURSOR IS KIND OF WITHIN THIS BLUE LINE AND THESE RED BOUNDARIES HERE. THE REQUEST IS A BOUNDARY EXPANSION ONLY NO ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS OR DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL. WITH THE SEVEN TO ZERO VOTE AND MAYOR WE MAILED OUT EIGHT LETTERS ON THIS CASE AND WE RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES ONLINE. THOSE WERE IN OPPOSITION. OK. EXCUSE ME. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMAN MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WILL I SEE THE TWO LETTERS THAT CAME IN. WERE THERE ANY EXPLANATION AT ALL THAT RELATED TO WHY THEY WERE AGAINST? THE FIRST ONE FROM MARLA WALKER DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS WITH IT. THEY JUST CHECKED AGAINST. THE ONE FROM NICOLE LAM. I BELIEVE IT IS. THERE WAS A COMMENT HERE. IT SAID I COMMENTED AGAINST THE APARTMENT ZONING FOR Z 21-57. THAT'S THE PHASE THREE TOWNHOUSE STYLE APPLICATION THAT WILL BE ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA. SAME COMMENT. STAND FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. I DID NOT PULL THOSE PARTICULAR COMMENTS WILL, OF COURSE, HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I'M NOT SURE THE REASONS FOR THE OPPOSITION BEYOND THAT. THANK YOU WILL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO BASICALLY, THIS PERSON OPPOSED THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT IS THEY ARE CONTINUING TO OPPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY? I WOULD SAY THAT'S FAIR THAT THAT'S THE CASE THEY REFERENCE, OF COURSE, IS THE PHASE THREE THAT'S IN THE PROCESS. BUT YES, SIR. OK. COUNCIL MEMBER AUBIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, WILL THAT BOTH OF THOSE OPPOSITIONS WERE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA? IS THAT CORRECT? YES. BASED ON THEIR ADDRESS, YES, SIR. THAT ONE WAS IN THE CITY OF [INAUDIBLE] FOR SURROUNDING CITIES. WE JUST MAILED A NOTIFICATION LETTER TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND LET THEM DO WITH IT WHAT THEY WILL. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE BASED ON THE ADDRESS IS YES, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA. OK, THANK YOU. SURE. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS ON THIS SIDE? THE APPLICANT IS REGISTERED TO SPEAK, IF NEEDED, MASON [INAUDIBLE]. OK. SIR, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YEAH, MASON [INAUDIBLE] 909 LAKE CAROLYN PARKWAY IN IRVING. WILL, DID A GREAT JOB, SO I'LL KEEP THIS NICE AND SHORT AND SWEET. IT'S A LITTLE REPETITIVE. SO BASICALLY, LIKE WILL SAID, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO ACRES, PART OF A RECLAMATION OF OUR NEIGHBOR THAT WE'RE JUST CALLING OUR PHASE FOUR. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. RCM ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. IT'S ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ACRES IN TOTAL. ONLY THIRTY SIX OF IT WAS ACTUALLY DEVELOPABLE. OUR CLOMR WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER 2012, AND THEN THE LOMR WAS FINALLY APPROVED IN 2017. LIKE, WILL, SAID PHASE ONE IS BUILT OUT. PHASE TWO AND THREE ARE GOING TO BREAK GROUND THIS YEAR. REALLY CAPITAL OURSELVES DEVELOPS OR WE'VE DEVELOPED OVER TWO HUNDRED PROJECTS IN THE DFW AND COLORADO AREA AND AT ANY SINGLE TIME, ABOUT HUNDRED TO $200 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS GOING ON. SO OBJECTIVE WAS JUST TO ADD APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES, WHICH WOULD BE BELOW THAT HIGHLIGHTED LINE. THE HIGHLIGHTED LINE WAS THE ORIGINAL ZONING BOUNDARY LINE, WHICH BASICALLY INCLUDED FIFTY ACRES IN TOTAL, 36.4 OF IT WAS THE NET DEVELOPABLE ACRES BASED ON OUR LOMR. SO THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE, I GUESS IS WAS NOT DEVELOPABLE, BUT WILL BE WITH THE NEIGHBOR RECLAMATION. LIKE I SAID, THE REASON FOR THE ZONING, ZONING CASE BACK IN SEPTEMBER, IT'S [00:35:07] CALLED THE PARK SITE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SINGLE FAMILY HOME DEVELOPMENT RIGHT ALONG BUNKER HILL ROAD. THEIR DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO CAUSE BASICALLY COLLECTIVELY 13 ACRES TO BE OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD A LITTLE DETENTION FACILITY IN ORDER TO RECLAIM SOME OF THEIR LAND, WHICH IN TURN RECLAIMS OUR LAND. THIS IS JUST AN OVERALL SURVEY WILL SHOWED THIS EARLIER, BUT IT SHOWS A 13.255 WHICH WILL BASICALLY BE CALLED THE PHASE FOUR LINE, PHASE FOUR LAND. JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THAT IS THE PHASE THREE LAND, WHICH WILL BE ON YOUR AGENDA SHORTLY. SO JUST IN CONCLUSION, NOT CHANGING THE UNIT DENSITY, NOT ADDING ANY MORE UNITS TO OUR EXISTING ZONING, JUST BASICALLY ADDING TWO MORE ACRES FROM AG LAND INTO THIS PD. HERE ARE SOME OLDER AERIALS COOL PROPERTY TO LOOK AT, THOUGH, AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT US, AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. MAYOR PRO TEM HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THOSE TWO ACRES ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF FLOODPLAIN, ACCORDING TO YOUR LOMR AND OUR DEVELOPABLE. NO, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE DEVELOPABLE OUT OF FUTURE STAGE BECAUSE OF THE PARK SIDE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED. BASICALLY, THEY'RE PLANNING THAT WAS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A CLOMR AND A LOMR PROCESS IN ORDER TO RECLAIM THEIR LAND, WHICH IN TURN RECLAIMS OUR LAND. OK. SO NO, YOU CAN'T BUILD ON THOSE TWO ACRES RIGHT NOW. EVENTUALLY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO. OK. AND THAT SITE PLAN YOU SHOWED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE HERE, YOU'LL ASSUME, INCLUDE THAT RIGHT THERE. YOU'LL INCLUDE THAT WHEN IT IS DEVELOPED INTO YOUR PLAN AT THAT POINT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF OUR VIEWERS. CAN YOU GIVE US WHAT CLOMR AND LOMR ARE? SO CLOMR IS A CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GET APPROVED TO DO THE DIRTY WORK AND START THE IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN LOMR IS GOING TO BE YOUR FINAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION, WHERE THE LAND HAS BEEN RECLAIMED OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN AND YOU CAN BUILD HOMES, APARTMENTS, WHATEVER YOU WANT THAT PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN. THAT'S SHORT AND BRIEF. OH, THAT'S PERFECT. EDUCATIONAL. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT NOW THAT WE'VE QUIZZED HIM ON THAT? I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. AND COUNCILMAN BASS, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO QUEUE IN FOR ME. COUNCIL MEMBER BASS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST. I HAVE A MOTION. BUT EXCUSE ME, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL MORRIS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT WAS OUR LAST ZONING CASE FOR THE EVENING. WE HAVE NOW ITEM 13 CITIZEN COMMENTS. [13. Citizen comments] PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. SIR, THEY'RE BOTH IN PERSON AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS TIM [INAUDIBLE]. OK. AND. THANK YOU. SIR, IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TIM [INAUDIBLE] ADDRESS IS 6708 FOUNTAIN GROVE DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS 75024. AGAIN, MY NAME IS TIM [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAVE OWNED GARLAND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER ON THE CORNER OF KINGSLEY AND SHILOH ROAD FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. A YEAR AGO, WE ACQUIRED A TWO ACRE TRACT ON INDUSTRIAL LANE, WHERE I PLAN ON BUILDING THE [00:40:03] PROJECT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU. SEVEN MONTHS AGO, MY FOR THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, MY ARCHITECTURAL AND CIVIL TEAM HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DUE TO AUDACIOUS REQUIREMENTS TO BUILD THIS PROPERTY ON INDUSTRIAL LANE. BUILDING A DETENTION POND, RETAINING WALLS, BIO SWELLS AND CATCH BASINS, WHICH NO OTHER BUILDING ON INDUSTRIAL LANE WERE REQUIRED TO DO. I'M TRYING TO. I'M HERE ONE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO MR. AUBIN BECAUSE I KNOW HE IS IN IN CHARGE OF MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT FIVE AS WELL AS THE REST OF YOU. I UNDERSTAND MR. AUBIN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE REVITALIZATION OF THE GARLAND BUSINESS SECTOR. THE PROJECT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT THAT I AM SELF-FUNDING CASH. I'M NOT GETTING A LOAN. I'M NOT ASKING FOR A TAX BREAK AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR FINANCIAL AID. THIS PROJECT IS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS TAX ASSET TO THE CITY OF GARLAND, AND I'M NOT HERE TO ASK FOR ANY SPECIAL, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL PARTS OF THE PERMITTING. I'M JUST ASKING TO BE TREATED FAIRLY LIKE EVERYONE ELSE ON INDUSTRIAL LANE, WHICH NOT ONE LIKE I SAID, NOT ONE INDIVIDUAL BUILDING ON INDUSTRIAL LANE WAS REQUIRED TO PUT ANY ONE OF THESE WATER DETAINING SYSTEMS IN, NOT JUST ON AN INDUSTRIAL LANE ON MARKET STREET AND INTERNATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL. ANY QUESTIONS? SIR, DURING THIS SECTION, WE CANNOT. WE CANNOT. UNDERSTAND. MR. AUBIN I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU, FORGIVE ME FOR THE MASS EMAILS. I WANTED YOU TO SEE ME FACE TO FACE. I'M NOT HIDING BEHIND A COMPUTER. I WOULD LOVE TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER WITH YOU. AND AGAIN, FORGIVE ME FOR THE MASS EMAILS. YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A VIRTUAL SPEAKER, I'M HEARING. OK, I WILL CHECK WITH THE MODERATOR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RAYMOND JOHNSON. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M RAYMOND JOHNSON. HELLO, 1013 TAHOE DRIVE IN GARLAND, AND I'M GOING TO MAKE THESE SHORT AND SWEET. MY WIFE FIXED ME A LITTLE TO READ. MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY TRAFFIC ISSUES. MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING AND IS BORDERED BY HEAVILY TRAVELED RESIDENTIAL STREETS ON TWO SIDES AND RESIDENTIAL ALLEYS WITH MOSTLY REAR ENTRY GARAGES. ON THE OTHER, ON THE OTHER EITHER SIDE. IN RECENT YEARS, THE SCHOOL HAS GROWN AND TRAFFIC HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE. WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE THE SITUATION'S TRAFFIC HAZARD FOR DRIVERS AND A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN. PEOPLE ARE PARKING CURBSIDE IN ALLEYS, BLOCKING FIRE HYDRANTS TO NAME A FEW. BJ WILLIAMS HAPPENED TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND A WHILE AGO AND PERSONALLY WITNESSED A CAR PARKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON BROADMOOR WITH NO DRIVER AND A VEHICLE. HE QUESTIONED WHAT WAS JUST GOING ON AT THE SCHOOL, AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT I KNEW ABOUT IT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE PRINCIPAL AT LEAST ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND ASK HER ON A SOLUTION FOR THIS. AND SHE SAID, CALL THE POLICE. THEN I SPOKE TO THE SRO SRO AND RECEIVED THE SAME ANSWER. I CALLED, HE ASKED. THESE SECURITY WAS TOLD TO CALL THE POLICE ON THIS ISSUE, SO I CALLED THE POLICE AND I WAS TOLD TO TALK TO THE MARSHAL. I CALLED THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, HE SAID, CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC. SO I WAS CONFUSED AT THAT TIME WHO I NEED TO TALK TO. IF SOMEONE CAN FIND OUT WHO THIS ISSUE BELONGS TO AND WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEAD TO VISIT THE SCHOOL DURING THE P.M. PICK UP. TALK TO THE CROSSING GUARDS AND SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THEN WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND THE CROSSING GUARDS ARE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES AND TAKE THEIR JOB OF KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE VERY SERIOUSLY. BUT THEY WILL TELL YOU THE CHILDREN BEHAVE AS CHILDREN AND THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT. SINCE TRAFFIC'S MOVING IN SO MANY DIRECTIONS, ONE OF THE CRIMEWATCH MEMBERS TALKED TO CITY MANAGER BRADFORD AND I APPRECIATE HIS INPUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE WAS IN TOUCH WITH BRYAN CHIEF BRYAN AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF BRYAN WAS QUICK TO SEND OUT TWO MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS YESTERDAY TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF KEEPING TRAFFIC MOVING AND OF COURSE, THEY CAN'T BE AVAILABLE EVERY DAY, PLUS THE FACT THAT THE OFFICERS PRESENCE DOESN'T ADDRESS THE REAL ISSUE OF TOO MANY VEHICLES INTO LITTLE SPACE. [00:45:03] WE APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE WE HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE. OUR GOAL AND YOUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE A CHILD IS INJURED OR WORSE. IT'S JUST BEEN A SITUATION WITH THE PAST FEW YEARS. TRAFFIC HAS GOT MORE AND MORE COMPLEX AND HEAVY IN THAT AREA AND AT THE POINT, SOMETIMES THEY PULL ACROSS BLOCKING ALLEYS WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T GET IN OR OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WERE YOU ABLE TO CONFIRM WITH THE MONITOR OUR? MODERATOR IS GOING TO ALLOW THAT VIRTUAL SPEAKER TO SPEAK NOW. OK, THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE CARISSA DUTTON ON THE LINE, CARISSA, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. [INAUDIBLE], ARE YOU HEARING HER BECAUSE WE'RE NOT I'M NOT HEARING HER EITHER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. [INAUDIBLE] THE LINE IS OPEN. AND I BELIEVE IT'S WHAT IS IT, STAR NINE FEATURE THAT OR SOMETHING? YES. UNMUTE IT'S YOU'D THINK I'D HAVE THAT MEMORIZED AFTER ALL THE ZOOM MEETINGS. AND THE SPEAKER IS NO LONGER ONLINE. OK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN THAT QUEUE? NO, SIR. NO. OK, VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE AT 7:47. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.