[Call to Order] [00:00:17] WELL GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 2ND 2022 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS COUNCIL TO START OUR MEETINGS WITH A PRAYER AND A PLEDGE LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR DECISION IF YOU CHOOSE. NOT TO PARTICIPATE WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING. TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEADRICK FROM DISTRICT SEVEN, SIR. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. IF YOU BUY YOUR HEADS DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY AS A GRATEFUL PEOPLE. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO GATHER HERE TODAY AND DO THE WORK OF THE CITY OF GARLAND. WE ASK THAT YOU GOT GRANT THIS COUNCIL WISDOM AND ALLOW US TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE WHOM WE SERVE. WE ASK YOU ALSO TO BLESS OUR STUDENTS AS THEY RETURN TO STUDIES THIS WEEK, WE ASKED YOU TO PROVIDE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND STAFF GUIDANCE AND WISDOM TO BEST INSTRUCT AND CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN. WE PRAY THAT YOU PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PLEASE FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS AS THEY TIRELESSLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE ASK THAT YOU ALWAYS BE WITH THEM AS THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR IMPORTANT DUTIES TO OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS. PRAY ALL THESE THINGS YOUR MOST HOLY NAME. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions, and Announcements] GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH AND THAT IS TYPICALLY PET OF THE MONTH NIGHT, BUT WE HAD A LITTLE MIX UP ON THE CALENDAR. SO SORRY. NO ADOPTABLE PETS FOR ANYBODY THIS EVENING, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. SINCE WE MISSED. MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO AT OUR NEXT MEETING. WE'LL HAVE WE'LL HAVE MAYBE A CAT AND A DOG. SOMETHING LIKE THAT GET REALLY INTERESTING. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA NOW TO HAVE A CAT AND A DOG UP HERE AT THE SAME TIME. IT'S PROBABLY A TERRIBLE IDEA THAT I WILL REGRET. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME RECOGNITIONS HERE THIS EVENING. JOYCE IF YOU WANT TO BRING EVERYBODY UP, WE'VE GOT. YOUTH COUNCIL AND ACCESS SO YOU CAN COME UP HERE. MAKE A CIRCLE. WE EVEN HAVE THE HONORABLE RICKY MCNEIL JOINING US UP HERE TONIGHT. VERY GOOD. BUT WE DO HAVE TO RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST IS THE GARLAND BACKPACKS. OH, PROGRAM. AND I WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT THAT IS THE AFRO ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC OLYMPICS. XO IS A YEAR LONG ENRICHMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STIMULATE AND ENHANCE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT AMONG AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO ARE ALSO CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ENROLLED IN GRADES NINE THROUGH 12. AND ARE AMATEURS IN THE CATEGORIES OF THEIR COMPETITION. THE FIRST ACTS. A COMPETITION WAS HELD IN 1978 IN PORTLAND, OREGON. THE PROGRAM RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS , CHURCHES, FOUNDATIONS AND ALSO PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS OR CORPORATIONS. AXA PROJECTS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE HUMANITIES, SCIENCE, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, BUSINESS, CULINARY ARTS AND CULINARY ARTS. PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND ABILITIES . AND WHEN LOCAL COMPETITIONS TAKE PLACE, THEY TYPICALLY OCCUR BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY. CONTESTANTS WHO WIN GOLD MEDALS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, QUALIFIED TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL COMPETITION. THE GARLAND HAS SPONSORED ACCESS SINCE 1996. AND THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO REPRESENT A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GARLAND I SD AND THE AKP OF GARLAND. THIS YEAR, THE NATIONAL COMPETITION WAS HELD IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR JOYCE MILLAR X A CHAIR AND MR LUAN RICHARDSON. AH! AXA CO CHAIR IF YOMA ALEKA PARTICIPATED IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, TRAVIS TAKEN PARTICIPATE IN ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, FAIRLY PARTICIPATED IN BALLET CRISTINA READ, PARTICIPATED IN INSTRUMENTAL CLASSICAL AND EDWARD RODRIGUEZ PARTICIPATED IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. IF UM, A LEAKER, TRAVIS TAKEN AND EDWARD RODRIGUEZ WON BRONZE MEDALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. ALL THREE [00:05:06] STUDENTS. YOU CAN CLAP FOR THAT . ALL THREE STUDENTS RECEIVED $2000 AND AN IPAD. SO NOW THEREFORE I SCOTLAND MAY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, YOU HEREBY CONVEY THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION UPON GARLAND AXA PROGRAM AND THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS ON THIS DAY IN AUGUST 2022 OKAY. SO WHO. WHAT IS WHO IS WHO IS WITH? WHICH ONE? HOW ABOUT THAT ONE? YEAH, WE'LL DO THEM SEPARATE THE AXLE GROUP. FIRST OF ALL, AND AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL JUST STEP OUT AND RAISE YOUR HAND AND PARENTS CAN CHEER, UM, FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, CRISTINA READ. CHRISTINA PARTICIPATED IN INSTRUMENTAL CLASSICAL. SHE PLAYED THE PIANO. TRAVIS TAKEN AWESOME FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE PARTICIPATED IN AN ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, AND TRAVIS IS GRADUATED . GRADUATED THIS YEAR HE'S GOING TO TEXAS TECH. FROM AND OF COURSE, THE MEDAL THAT'S AROUND HIS NECK. IF ANYBODY HAS A MEDAL UP HERE, THAT MEANS THAT THEY WANT AND THAT WE HAD THREE BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS FOR THE CATEGORY OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, SO THAT'S WHAT THAT METAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL EDWARD RODRIGUEZ COMPLETED. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. AND IF YAMA ALEC GUY ALSO IN A GOOD JOB SO IF WE CAN HAVE DECIDED, THREE MEDAL WINNERS IF YOU STEP OUT SO WE COULD JUST SEE YOU AND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE A CHANCE. THEY WERE A MOM OVER SEVEN. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT AUDIENCE, AND YOU HEAR THEM, SAY GARLAND, TEXAS AND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE RUN STAGE AND JUST LIKE YOU SAID, THE OLYMPICS WITH THE ODDS STEPS WE GO THROUGH LEBRON. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WENT UP AND STOOD BY THE BRONZE MEDAL, AND THEY ALL AT SOME POINT JUST LIKE THEY DO IT IN OLYMPICS RAISED THEIR HANDS WITH THAT MEDAL AROUND THE NEXT UP. IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE . SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALSO PARTICIPATING. UH. FOR AXL WE HAD FROM BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SANAA FAIRLY. IT'S HARD. IT'S IN A DANCE CATEGORY, AND SHE'S A GRADUATE. SHE'S GOING TO GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, RIGHT, OKAY. NOW THEY ALWAYS WORKED THE DANCERS REALLY HARD BECAUSE THEY NEED THE DANCERS FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY THAT TAKES PLACE AT THE END OF THE WEEK OF COMPETITION, AND SO SINATRA SPENT HOURS RIGHT PREPARING AND DANCING AND LEARNING ROUTINES RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT, AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL THAT SUNDAY WHEN THEY ALL PRESENTED WITH OTHER DANCERS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. AND SO HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD BE AN EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL REMEMBER FOREVER. WE ALSO HAVE FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL KING OLIVET, OKAY? ABATED IN THE CATEGORY OF DRAWING AND KING IS ONE OF THOSE WHO WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO COME BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR, AND ANYONE WHO IS NOT GRADUATING CAN COME BACK. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN COMPETE ALL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL 1911 AND 12. SO HE ALREADY HAS IN MIND CATEGORIES THAT HE WANTS TO PARTICIPATE AND WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO. SO UM, THAT'S AXLE. THREE BRONZE MEDALS, UM, THAT WE BROUGHT HOME THIS YEAR. PLUS UH , ANYWHERE FROM 1500 TO $2000 PER PARTICIPANT, AND THOSE CHECKS ARE MADE OUT TO THE PARTICIPANTS NOT TO BE UNIVERSITY SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE EVERY YEAR HIGH SCHOOL WIN EVERY YEAR. AND SOME KIDS IN 12TH GRADE WOULD LIKE FOUR LAPTOPS. THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE TECHNOLOGY TO LAPTOPS. AND ALSO, WHAT IS THIS PEN? THEY ALSO GOING TO GET ACCURATE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY FANCY COMING IN THE MAIL. ALSO THIS IS AXEL. AND WE MIGHT ALSO ADD AT THIS POINT THAT I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. YOU WERE PRESIDENT OF OUR LOCAL CP GARLAND WHEN WE STARTED OUR APSO PROGRAM HERE IN GARLAND WAS 1996. IS THAT RIGHT? RIGHT AND ALSO IN A MINUTE YOU'LL HEAR FROM MY YOUTH COUNCIL. HE WAS PRESIDENT WHEN HE COMES IN THAT YEAR. 1998 WHEN YOU FOUND THE STARTER VERY GOOD. [00:10:11] THAT'S VERY GOOD. AND THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER RED RAIDER IN THE HOUSE THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF YOUR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES MAY BE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT. ALRIGHT AND THE NEXT RECOGNITION WE HAVE IS IN HONOR OF THE GARLAND CPU COUNCIL. GARLAND ACP YOUTH COUNCIL WAS FOUNDED IN 1999 BY A GROUP OF TEENS LED BY FOUNDING PRESIDENT ALANA LIONS, WILLIAMSON AND OVER THE YEARS THE GARLAND CP YOUTH COUNCIL HAS PLANNED SPONSORED AND CO SPONSORED ACTIVITIES INVOLVING YOUTH IN THEIR FUTURE TO INCLUDE VOTER REGISTRATION, COLLEGE TOURS. COLLEGE FAIRS, SCHOLARSHIPS RESUME WRITING S 80 PREPARATION WORKSHOPS. EDUCATION FORUMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS. ADDITIONALLY THE GROUP ANNUALLY PARTICIPATES IN THE MLK PARADE AND YOUTH EXTRAVAGANZA, THE BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR AND BACK TO SCHOOL KICKOFF. MEMBERS HAVE ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT THE NORTH DALLAS FOOD BANK. THE GOLDEN DOUBLE A C P YOUTH COUNCIL HAS BEEN AWARDED NUMEROUS HONORS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR . THE JUANITA CRAFT YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE REGIONAL CLARA LUPER AWARD FOR ADVISOR OF THE YEAR. THE STATE YOUTH ADVISOR. BOARD AND DECLARE LOOPER NATIONAL ADVISOR AWARD. AT THE TEXAS STATE CONFERENCE HELD OCTOBER 3RD THROUGH THE FIFTH AND ST ANGELO, TEXAS GROUP WAS AWARDED THE 2019 JUANITA CRAFT YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE ONE TO CRAFT YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AWARD IS GIVEN ANNUALLY BY THE TEXAS STATE CONFERENCE TO THE YOUTH COUNCIL THAT IS ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE GAME CHANGERS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, JUSTICE, HEALTH AND JUVENILE JUSTICE. SO NOW, THEREFORE I'M SCOTLAND, MADE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY CONVEY THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION UPON THE GARLAND IN THE ACP YOUTH COUNCIL FOR ITS CONTINUED SERVICE THROUGH THE 19 4021 PANDEMIC. AND THEIR DEDICATION TO SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND REPRESENTING THE CITY OF GARLAND AT THE JULY 2020 TO 113TH. NATIONAL CONVENTION HELD IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. THANK YOU. TRUE YOU COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE TONIGHT. OUR PRESIDENT EVAN STRATA. AND ALSO MAYA DEAN. AND BOTH OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GARLAND. I S D STUDENTS IN CLOSING. WE JUST WANT TO THANK OUR GARLAND ICE TEA SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT RICARDO LOPEZ FOR HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT RICKY MCNEIL, THE MOUNT HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH WHO TRANSPORTED US 10 PEOPLE WE HAD TO HAVE BUSSES, SO THE CHURCH BUS PROVIDED AT TWO AM IN THE MORNING I PLAYING LEFT AT 5 30, SO THOSE PEOPLE WHO GOT UP AND TOOK US TO THE AIRPORT. WE WANT TO THANK THEM, UH, PHILIP KLASS AND JAMES MILLER AND ALSO WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARENTS WHO ARE OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US SUCH DISCIPLINE, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THEIR ROAD TO ACCOMPLISHING GREAT THINGS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RICKY PLEASE LET ME KNOW. MISSED ANYTHING. DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING. WE DO WANT TO SAY THAT OUR COAT AT SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ONE OF OUR GARLAND I SEE TEACHERS WAS THE COACH FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TEAM, AND SO YOU WORKED VERY HARD WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BRING HOME THESE BRONZE MEDALS THAT THEY WEAR AND LET'S LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. MORE MEDALS, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. NOW THERE'S A RULE THAT WE JUST I JUST CAN'T I JUST MADE IT UP. IF YOU RECEIVE A PRESENTATION, YOU HAVE TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE COUNCIL MEETING. HOW LONG IS THAT? IT DOESN'T HAVE A TIME WITH IT. WHEN WE START TALKING THIS WITH THE MEETING'S OVER. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. $1000 YOU DIDN'T MENTION TOO THAT WAS INVOLVED. YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU DIDN'T TELL WORDS ABOUT YOU SAID. THERE'S A MONETARY, NOT WORD FINDING. THEIR DISTRICT IS GONNA GIVE US OK. HMM? ALL [00:15:05] RIGHT. THANK YOU. AUSTRALIA. MR BRADFORD'S APPOINT DISAPPOINTED THOUGHT EVERYBODY WAS HERE TO LISTEN TO THE BUDGET PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET GOING HERE. THE [Consent Agenda] FIRST ITEM. UH 1ST 1ST ITEMS UNDER OUR AGENDA OR THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCILORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. AT THIS POINT. I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS WILL LET ME READ THROUGH THE AGENDA. UM ONE. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 19TH 2022 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS ITEM TO A G P AND L COLLEGE TO JUPITER 1 38 KB TRISH. TRANSMISSION LINE, REBUILD MATERIALS. ITEM TO BE G P AND L COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION SOFTWARE. ITEM TWO C G P AND L COLLEGE TO JUPITER 1 38 KB TRANSMISSION LINE, REBUILD STEEL STRUCTURES. ITEM THREE. EXCUSE ME TO D SLUDGE HAULING SERVICES FOR REALITY CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. ADAM TO E. WHOLE BAR RECREATION CENTER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ITEM TWO F FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ADAM TO G. GATEWOOD PAVILION AND PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ITEM. TWO H TOUGH BOOK COMPUTERS FOR FIRE. AND ITEM TWO I BUSINESS IDENTITY PLATFORM. ITEM. THREE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASE COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION. UM THREE AA IS ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22-24 SPIRES ENGINEERING IN DISTRICT ONE. AND ITEM FOUR CONSIDERED BY MINUTE ACTION. THE APPROVAL OF ONE PURCHASE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER IN THE AMOUNT OF $210,000. ITEM. FIVE CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 ENGINEERING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, TO ENSURE THE CITY REMAINS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM , AMENDING MULTIPLE PROVISIONS PROVIDING ■A SAVINGS CLAUSE PROVIDING A PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS. PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM. SIX CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24.44 CIVIL PENALTY LOCATED WITHIN CHAPTER 24 ARTICLE THREE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS AND SECTION 32.57 , OVERSIZED AND OTHER VEHICLES. RESTRICTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES LOCATED WITHIN CHAPTER 32 . ARTICLE THREE DIVISION ONE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS. PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE PROVIDING A PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. HM. SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY MATCHING GRANT SPRING 2022 APPLICATIONS. AND THE LAST ITEM ITEM. EIGHT CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2 2023 GENERATE GENERATION BUDGET OF TMP A PURSUANT TO THE JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY. THE CITIES OF BRYAN, TEXAS, DIDN'T TEXAS GARLAND, TEXAS, AND GREENVILLE, TEXAS. AND THAT EXCUSE ME. THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING THEN COUNCILOR HEDRICK. NOPE. HANG ON. THERE YOU GO. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR RHETORIC, A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RIVERA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU CAN COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO OUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. UH MADAM SPEAKER, CAN YOU REVIEW THE SPEAKER REGULATIONS FOR ME, PLEASE? YES SIR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIRMAN COLLINS SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF [00:20:04] THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THIS MEETING. SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKERS. INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 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. VERY GOOD. AND DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR ANY OF THESE OWNING ITEMS TONIGHT? THE APPLICANTS HAVE NOT SIGNED UP, BUT I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR COMMENTS AT THE VERY END OF THE MEETING. ALRIGHT FAIR ENOUGH TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET [9. Presentation of the 2022-23 Proposed Budget] THERE. ALRIGHT THE FIRST ITEM OR THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NINE PRESENTATION OF THE 2022 23 PROPOSED BUDGET, MR BRADFORD. THANK YOU, MARY. TONIGHT I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE 2022 23. PHYSICAL YEAR AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF THE PREPARATION OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TOOK PLACE AND ENVIRONMENT, UM, AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF SKYROCKETING INFLATION AND LOOMING PROSPECTS OF RECESSION. DESPITE THIS GROWING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, THE CITY OF GARLANDS REVENUE BASED SAUCE VERY HEALTHY INCREASES IN THE CURRENT YEAR. GARLAND'S PROPERTY TAX BASE REACHED $21 BILLION IN 2022 ASTONISHING INCREASE OF OVER THREE BILLION OR 16% OVER LAST YEAR. THIS IS THE LARGEST INCREASE IN GARLANDS HISTORY. NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRIBUTED IMPRESSIVE 264 MILLION TO THAT INCREASE, AND WAS THE FIFTH HIGHEST IN GARLANDS HISTORY. WHILE THE TAX BASE SAW RECORD BREAKING GROWTH, PROPERTY TAX REVENUES INCREASED BY MODEST 2.6 MILLION, OR 3.7% DUE TO REVENUE CAPS IMPOSED BY SENATE BILL TWO. SALES TAX, HOWEVER, ALSO SET RECORD LEVELS FOR GROWTH IN THE CURRENT YEAR IN GREATLY EXCEEDED OUR BUDGET ESTIMATES. SALES TAX IS PROJECTED TO REACH $41 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 7.5 OR 22% FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET LEVELS. IN TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES FROM ALL SOURCES ARE ANTICIPATED TO REACH 210 MILLION IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, REFLECTING AN INCREASE OF 14 AND 140.5 MILLION OR ALMOST 7.5% OVER LAST YEAR'S APPROVED BUDGET. WHILE THE GENERAL FUNDS REVENUE GROWTH IS IMPRESSIVE, RAPIDLY RISING INFLATION HAS PUT CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE ON ALMOST EVERY CATEGORY OF CITY EXPENDITURE. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IN PARTICULAR HAS FALLEN BEHIND RAPIDLY RISING PAY LEVELS IN THE CURRENT JOB MARKET WITH OVER 200 VACANT POSITIONS, THE CITY IS STRUGGLING TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALITY WORKFORCE. OTHER COST PRESSURES ARE COMING FROM THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND FIRE AND SIGNIFICANT COST INCREASES FOR TECHNOLOGY BASED ENHANCEMENTS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF BOND PROJECTS COMES WITH THE NEED FOR EXPANDED OPERATING AND MAY AND MAINTENANCE BUDGETS AND FINALLY GIVEN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, PRUDENT LEVELS OF RESERVES ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE FINANCIAL STABILITY SHOULD CHALLENGES MATERIALIZE OVER THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. GIVEN THIS BACKDROP, MY BUDGET PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPING THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING COMPENSATION INCREASES TO STAY COMPETITIVE AND A TIGHT LABOR MARKET. ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON EXISTING SERVICE LEVELS. PROVIDING NECESSARY FUNDING TO MEET PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. INCREASE OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR COMPLETED BOND PROJECTS AND FINALLY MAINTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF RESERVES TO RESPOND. UNFORESEEN FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. TO ADDRESS THESE PRIORITIES TO PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A 5% COMPENSATION MERIT INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES. 7.3 MILLION IN FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF INFLATION. NINE FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING AND A NEW MEDICAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ALL FOR FIRE. POLICE FUNDING IS INCLUDED FOR BALLISTIC SHIELD PROTECTION TO COVER SIGNIFICANT COST INCREASES FROM BODY WORN CAMERAS AND TASER CARTRIDGES. ALSO INCLUDED IS A FULL YEAR FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS AND OTHER ASSETS ADDED IN POLICE THIS PAST YEAR. IN JANUARY. THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS NEEDED TO SUPPORT FACILITIES UNDERWAY AS PART OF THE 2004 AND 2019 BOND PROGRAMS. AND FINALLY [00:25:09] TO MAINTAIN THE ASSIST CITIES ABILITY TO REACT TO UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL SHORTFALLS OR EMERGENCY NEEDS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES AN INTENSE LEVEL OF RESERVES. THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS BASED ON AN AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF 61.67 CENTS. WHICH IS A DECREASE OF A LITTLE OVER FOUR CENTS FROM THE CURRENT YEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF TAX RATE DECREASES. THE COST TO PROVIDE CITY UTILITY SERVICES, HOWEVER, HAS ALSO BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY INFLATION. TO COVER THESE INCREASES. THE BUDGET INCLUDES SEVERAL PROPOSED RATE INCREASES. THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL USER WOULD EXPERIENCE MY MONTHLY INCREASES OF $3.43 FOR WATER $2.08 FOR SEWER SERVICE AND $2 FOR TRASH COLLECTION UNDER THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THE PROPOSED COMBINED BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES THE GENERAL FUND SERVICE, FUND, UTILITY FUNDS, AND ALL OTHER FUNDS TOTALS. $966 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 149 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR'S APPROVED LEVELS. THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET, WHICH IS PRIMARILY TAX SUPPORTED TOTALS. 214 MILLION, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 14.2. IN CLOSING. I BELIEVE THE 22 23 PROPOSED BUDGET IS A FINANCIALLY SOUND PLAN. THAT PROVIDES FOR HIGH LEVEL OF VALUE AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND I WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE TO COMMEND THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR DILIGENT WORK OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS TO PROVIDE GARLAND CITY COUNCILS WITH BUDGET GUIDANCE IN BOTH GOOD AND CHALLENGING TIMES. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL THIS FINAL TIME IN THE REVIEW AND PASSAGE OF AN ONGOING BUDGET FOR THE 2022 23 FISCAL YEAR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU COULD HAVE LEFT THAT LAST PARAGRAPH OUT. BUT THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT. LAST NIGHT, WE HAD A AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY PRESENTATION TONIGHT WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED ARE HEFTY BINDERS WITH WITH ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS IN IT. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE BUDGET TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL BE IN FUTURE MEETINGS. LET ME GIVE YOU THOSE A SPECIAL BUDGET WORK SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 2022 BEGINNING AT 8:30 A.M. AND THAT WILL BE HERE AT CITY HALL TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH 2022 AT SEVEN PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE POST BUDGET WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 23RD 2022 AT SEVEN PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND THEN THE THIRD AND FINAL HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6 2022 7 PM ONCE AGAIN HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO ADOPT THE BUDGET ON THAT SEPTEMBER 6 2022 MEETING ALL OF THOSE WE WILL BE WE WILL BE DISCUSSING IT IN DETAIL, STARTING WITH THE SATURDAY MEETING WHERE WE GO THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS, AND THEN AT OUR WORK SESSIONS, WE WILL HAVE FOLLOW UP TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND THEN THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE REGULAR MEETING NIGHTS. SO, UM STILL LOTS OF REVIEW LOTS OF WORK TO BE DONE SO TO ALL THE BUDGETS HAVE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. WE WILL. WE WILL WORK THROUGH IT AS WE ALWAYS DO. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM. 10 SUBMISSION, SUBMISSION [10. Submission of Appraisal Roll and Rates for FY 2021-2022] OF APPRAISAL ROLE AND RATES FOR FY 2021 2022. I'M GOING TO ASK MR WORSHIP TO COME FORWARD AT COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS REQUEST TO KIND OF GIVE US SOME CLARIFICATION ON SOME OF THE LANGUAGE. I KNOW HE'S GOING TO DO HIS BEST. TO MAKE SENSE OF THE OF THE LANGUAGE PRESENTED TO US. YES SIR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. UM IT WAS TODAY I WILL TALK REAL BRIEFLY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ACTUAL NOTICE. COPY THAT NOTICE IN YOUR IN YOUR BRIEFING PACKET HERE, UH, THIS TAX NOTICE WHICH IS GOES OUT ANNUALLY SPECIFICALLY MANDATED BY THE TAX CODE, THE WORDING OF IT AND HOW WE ADMINISTER IT. UM IF YOU NOTICE THERE'S A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT IN BOULDER FIRST [00:30:01] THING, IT SAYS, IS A THERE IS A TAX INCREASE. UM KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS NOTICE IS DESIGNED TO, UM, REFLECT THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. IT GIVES A BRIEF EXPLANATION TO THE PUBLIC OR WHAT THE TAX ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS DONE WHEN IT COMES TO RATES VERSUS VALUES, CREATING ACTUAL LEVY. SO. WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR ACTUAL TAX RATE, WHICH IS WHAT THE CITY UH, IS PROPOSING AND COMPARE IT TO THE CURRENT OR PRIOR YEAR TAX RATE. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOWN FIVE CENTS PER EVERY $100 VALUE. UM. IN COMPARISON TO THE 2021 RATE. SO THE RATE IS GONE DOWN, BUT THE OVERALL TAX CALCULATION IS AN INCREASE DUE TO INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES. UH IT'S KIND OF THE NATURE OF IT. ANOTHER FUNCTION OF THIS TAX NOTICES TO GIVE THE PUBLIC. UH IDENTIFY THEIR ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS ASD THEN MR BRADFORD JUST SPOKE ON IT. THE CITY OF GARLAND AS AN ENTITY IS REQUIRED BY THE TAX CODE TO DELIVER ONE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE HAVE A LONG STANDING TRADITION TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE HEARINGS FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE TAX RATE PRIOR TO A RATE BEING SET. SO UH, TO PUBLISH DATES AS SAID BEFORE AUGUST 23RD SEPTEMBER 6TH THE FIRST MEETING WHERE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE WELCOME ARE OPEN TO IS AUGUST 16TH. SO THE PUBLIC IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO COME OUT AND PROVIDE INPUT. UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S SEE. COUNCILOR WILLIAMS AND THAT ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, I SHOULD SAY. GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU, MR WEATHER. YES MARRIED ADDRESSES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THAT. CLARIFICATION PRIMARILY WITH THIS IS REQUESTED FOR THE PUBLIC. CONSTITUENTS OF THAT LANGUAGE, SO I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT CLARIFICATION FOR VIEWING PUBLIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE AN ACTION WE NEED TO TAKE ON THIS ITEM, AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK HAS THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE. GO AHEAD. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSED 2022 TAX RATE OF 71.6692 CENTS PER $100 EVALUATION BE DISCUSSED AT TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE PUBLIC HAS ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE COMMENT ON THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 23RD 2022 AT SEVEN PM AT THE GARLAND CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH FIST STREET IN GARLAND. AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN WE SCHEDULED A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE 2022 TAX RATE, SECOND HEARING AND A RATE ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 6TH 2020 TO 7 P.M. AT THE GARLAND CITY HALL LOCATED 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN GARLAND. VERY GOOD. MR MR CITY ATTORNEY IS NODDING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THAT THE PROPER LANGUAGE HAS BEEN READ. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM SMITH ON THIS SIDE OF ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND IT WILL BE NOTED FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THAT ITEM. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM. 11 HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS. [Items 11A & 11B] WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ZONING ISSUES THIS EVENING. UM THE FIRST ITEM DOES HAVE TWO PARTS ALLOW ITEM 11 A CONSIDER SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS REQUEST BY CO TRAN TO OPERATE A TATTOO SHOP IN AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE . THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 12 38 BELTLINE ROAD SUITE 363 61 IN DISTRICT EIGHT. THIS ITEM ALSO HAS A SECOND PART 11 B. CONSIDER A SITE PLAN. SAME APPLICANT, SAME ADDRESS. THANK YOU. BEAR COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR A TATTOO SHOP. IT REQUIRES AN S U P PER THE COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT. THE LOCATION IS 12 38 BELTLINE ROAD AND SWEET 3 61. THE ACREAGE OF AN OVERALL SHOPPING CENTERS JUST CENTER FOUR ACRES, ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD BE AN ATTENDANT SPACE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 1100 SQUARE FEET. AGAIN THE ZONING IS COMMUNITY RETAIL, WHICH REQUIRES AN S U P FOR TATTOO SHOPS. HERE'S A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY INDICATED BY THE RED STAR. AND. SHOWING MORE CLOSELY HERE. THIS IS THE OVERALL SHOPPING CENTER, ALTHOUGH THE TATTOO SHOP WOULD BE LIMITED TO THIS, UM, KIND OF BLEW AREA HERE WITHIN AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE AND THAT SHOPPING CENTER. OF [00:35:04] COURSE, THE REST OF THE SHOPPING CENTER IS ALSO ZONE COMMUNITY RETAIL TO THE SOUTH AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ZONED SF 10 THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PARTICULAR AREAS. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, WHICH GENERALLY LINES WITH COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL USES THAT ARE GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH RESIDENTIAL USES NEARBY, AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND THE ACTUAL TENANT SPACE IS HERE WHERE THE TATTOO SHOP WOULD BE LOCATED. I'M POINTING MY CURSOR THERE. AND THE SITE PLAN OF THE OVERALL AREA. WITH THE SWEET AND TENANT SPACE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. AGAIN IT'S APPROXIMATELY 11 1120 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE SUV TIME PERIOD TO BE IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE S U. P TIME PERIOD GUIDE. FOR THIS LAND USE. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL WITH THE 9 TO 0 VOTE. AND MAYOR. WE MAILED OUT 64 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE, AND WE RECEIVED ONLY ONE RESPONSE AND THAT WAS AGAINST THE REQUEST AND WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. SIR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR IF YOU WOULD JUST MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. I WILL ASK IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM SMITH. THANK YOU, MAYOR IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER READY TO MAKE A MOTION MORE IS YOURS, SIR. TAKE ITEMS 11 A AND 11 BE TOGETHER AND I MOVE APPROVAL OF THOSE ITEMS AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SMITH AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR MORE TO APPROVE ITEMS 11 A AND B AS PRESENTED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SECRETARY IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 11 C CONSIDERING MAJOR [11C. Consider a Major Waiver request to the Downtown Sign Standards by Jimmy Wallace Guitars to allow a guitar-shaped projecting sign and a wall sign. The site is located at 514 Main Street in District 2.] WAIVER REQUEST TO THE DOWNTOWN SCIENCE STANDARDS BY JIMMY WALLACE GUITARS TO ALLOW GUITAR SHAPED PROJECTING SIGN IN THE WALL SIGN. THIS SITE IS LOCATED 514 MAIN STREET IN DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A MAJOR WAIVER TO THE DOWNTOWN SIGN STANDARDS FOR AS YOU SAID, A GUITAR SHAPED, PROJECTING SIGN AND A WALL SIGN ON THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE LOCATION IS 5 14 MAIN STREET APPLICANT IS JIMMY WALLACE GUITARS. THAT ACREAGE IS 140.9 ACRES, BUT WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO IS ABOUT 4000 SQUARE FEET FOR THIS BUILDING THE ZONING IT IS OWNED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE SUBDISTRICT. AND THIS IS, OF COURSE, A RETAIL USE GUITAR SHOP. HERE'S THE LOCATION SHOWING THE LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DOWNTOWN GARLAND. AND HIGHLIGHTED FURTHER HERE. 5 14 MAIN STREET. THIS IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE. YOU CAN SEE THE DOWNTOWN. SQUARE PLAZA. JUST TO THE NORTH ACROSS MAIN STREET. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. ON THE TOP LEFT THERE. AND OF COURSE, THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE UNDER RECONSTRUCTION. THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS CORE DOWNTOWN AREA AS COMMUNITY CENTERS, WHICH PRIMARILY ALLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL OR NON RESIDENTIAL USES, BUT OF COURSE MIXED USES, AS WELL AS THE DOWNTOWN AREA HAS IN ADDITION, THERE IS THE GARLAND CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN, WHICH ACTUALLY TOUCHES ON SIGNAGE, CREATIVE SCIENTIST SO TO SPEAK, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO DOWNTOWN. IT MENTIONS THAT FOLLOWING THE EXCEPTION MADE FOR DOWNTOWN GARLAND DEVELOP A SIGNAGE VARIANTS THAT ALLOWS FOR CREATIVE SIGNAGE THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VISUAL. VIBRANCY OF THE CITY. THE APPLICANT AND THEY'RE KIND OF PROJECT NARRATIVE TO STAFF IS AND SUBMITTING THIS APPLICATION MENTIONS. I'LL JUST KIND OF READ FROM IT HERE THAT THE AFTER CAREFUL STUDY, WE FEEL THAT THE INTEGRITY WOULD BE COMPROMISED IF THE DIMENSIONS WERE CHANGED TO REFLECT CURRENT GUIDELINES WERE PROPOSING TO HANDCRAFTED VINTAGE STYLE NEON SCIENCE TO BE INSTALLED AT 5 14 MAIN STREET. AND THE APPLICANT CONTINUE THAT THE IN THEIR EXPLANATION THAT THE SIGNS RETRO DESIGN STYLING WILL BE A COMPLIMENT TO THE HISTORIC PLAZA [00:40:01] THEATER. UH NEON SIGNS ALREADY IN PLACE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE. IN ADDITION, OUR SIGNAGE WILL SERVE AS A UNIQUE, ICONIC LANDMARK AND A HIGHLY VISIBLE ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF GARLANDS VISION TO ENERGIZE THE DOWNTOWN CORE. SO SPECIFICALLY WHAT TRIGGERED THE MAJOR WAIVER REQUEST OR THESE PARTICULAR STANDARDS HERE IN CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE GDC, WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO DOWNTOWN SIGNAGE. PROJECTING SIGNS. UM. HAVE A REQUIRED A MAXIMUM OF FIVE FT WIDTH WIDTH, MEANING FROM THE BUILDING FACE KIND OF STICKING OUT SO THAT MEASUREMENT OF THE SIGNAGE FIVE FT WITH THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ABOUT 6.5 FT WITH AND ALSO THE PROJECT. PROJECTING SIGNS MAY NOT EXCEED TWO THIRDS OF THE BUILDING FACE HEIGHT, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO PROTRUDE THE PROJECTING SIGN ABOUT THREE FT. ABOVE THE ROOF LINE. AND AS FAR AS WALL SIGNS, AND BY THE WAY, THE PROJECTING SIGN IT MEETS THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE G D. C. IN TERMS OF THE WALL SIGN 30 SQUARE FEET AS THE MAX WHEN MORE THAN 12 FT ABOVE GRADE, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING APPROXIMATELY 66 SQUARE FEET. AND HERE IS THE PROPOSAL HERE SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED PROJECTING SIGN HERE. AND THE PROPOSED WALL SIGN HERE. AND THE SIGN IS ON. THE CANOPY IS ALREADY EXISTING, AND HERE'S A LITTLE BEFORE AND AFTER. SO HERE'S CURRENT AND AFTER PROPOSED. SO MAJOR WAIVERS PER THE GDC MAYBE BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWING A RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND THE PLAN COMMISSION. IN ORDER TO PROVE A MAJOR WAIVER. THE CITY COUNCIL FINDINGS ARE AS LISTED AS FOLLOWS. IT MEETS THE GENERAL INTENT OF THIS DISTRICT, AND IT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED PROJECT , WHICH WOULD BE AN ATTRACTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. THAT'S KIND OF THE CRITERIA FOR MAJOR WAIVERS. STATON RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AND THE PLANE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AS WELL WITH THE 9 TO 0 VOTE. IN ADDITION, THE PLANE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SOME CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING THE SIGNS SHALL BE TIED TO A RETAIL MUSIC STORE USE. THE WALL SIGN IS APPROVED AT 66 SQUARE FEET AS PRESENTED THE PROJECTING SIGN MAY IF THE APPLICANT CHOOSES PROTRUDE UP TO 10 FT ABOVE THE ROOF LINE AND INCREASE UP TO 100 SQUARE FEET AND MOVEMENT ON THE PROJECTING SIGN LIGHTING IS ALLOWED. THE APPLICANT INDICATED THAT ON THE GUITAR SIGNED, THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHTING MOVEMENT ON THE FRETS, SO TO SPEAK, SO. AND MAYOR. WE MAILED OUT 60 NOTIFICATION LETTERS WE RECEIVED. 10 IN FAVOR. 88 OF THOSE WERE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, AND THERE WAS ONE OPPOSITION. ALTHOUGH THIS INDIVIDUAL SUBMITTED A NEW LETTER AND CHECKED IN FAVOR, SO I BELIEVE THAT MEANS THERE'S NOW ZERO IN OPPOSITION, SO THAT'S GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, MAN. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THE SIDE OF SEE NONE. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW WE HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESIDENT. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER HEARTS, OKAY? I WILL SAY TO THE APPLICANTS HERE IN THE IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND MAKE A PRESENTATION AND OR MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS , WE WOULD ASK YOU TO DO THAT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? BEFORE THEY ALL COME UP HERE. YES, THERE ARE. OKAY. NOW HERE'S THE DEAL. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE ME A SPEAKER CARD BEFORE YOU LEAVE THIS BUILDING. OKAY, I CAN DO THAT. AND ARE YOU GOING TO BE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT? YEAH, I'M WITH THE APPLICANT. OKAY IF IT'S OKAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER. I WILL JUST VERY BRIEF . THAT'S EXCELLENT. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL NEED YOU TO GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. JAMIE MILLER LIVE AT 36 27 GLENBROOK COURT. I'M THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING ON MAIN STREET. THAT'S IN QUESTION. I BELIEVE THAT'S 5 14 MAIN STREET. IT'S A GREAT BUILDING THAT AT ONE TIME WAS THE MOVIE THEATER. IT HAS A TON OF HISTORY. I WISH SOMEBODY HAD A PICTURE OF THE INSIDE OF IT. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD FOR TWO YEARS AND I HAVEN'T FOUND IT. BUT PUTTING THIS IN RESTORING THIS BUILDING BACK TO A LITTLE BIT OF THE UM EXCITEMENT THAT IT USED TO HAVE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE TENANT JIMMY WALLACE MUSIC HAS DONE IS BROUGHT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXCITEMENT BACK TO THE TOWN AND NOT TO MENTION WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM. PEOPLE HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. TO BUY SOME OF THESE VINTAGE GUITARS. TIMMY WALLACE, WHO MAY BE ONE OF THE TOP GUITAR COLLECTORS IN THE WORLD. HAS PUT TOGETHER HERE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND. HE'S PUT US ON THE MAP, [00:45:01] MUCH LIKE THE OLD ARNOLD AND MARGON. DID ANYBODY IS OLD LIKE ME. YOU REMEMBER THIS? AND JIMMY ACTUALLY WORKED THERE WHEN HE WAS PROBABLY 12, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK EVERYBODY ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR WHAT I THINK IS AN AWESOME JOB ON THE REDO OF THE SQUARE. I THINK THE EXCITEMENT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD THERE ALONG WITH SOME OTHER THINGS THAT LITTLE PEOPLE LIKE US CAN DO. OUR GOAL IS JUST TO MAKE GARLAND DESTINATION PLACE AS A HOPEFULLY WILL BE ON OCTOBER 15TH WHEN THE WILLS OF HOPE DOWNTOWN. RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. YOU KNEW I WOULD PUT THAT IN THERE TO BENEFIT HOPE CLINIC. SO, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL. WE'RE GLAD TO BE IN GARLAND. AS WE SAID IN THE LAST MEETING OF THE POINT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR JIMMY WALLACE 36 22 SHORT SIDE. DR GARLAND, TEXAS 7543. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. IF YOU HAVE ANY ANY, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD FROM MR MILLER. NO I THINK WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE EXCITED. YOU KNOW, AS I'VE SAID REPEATEDLY, AND YOU KNOW, AND ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS AND PUBLICLY WE LOVE BEING IN GARLAND WE LOVE WHAT'S GOING ON. WE LOVE THE SURPRISES WE LOVE. HOPEFULLY CONTRIBUTING TO IT. THE SIGN IS JUST YOU KNOW, JUST A BADGE. JUST IT'S LIKE A BIG SMILEY FACES. SO WE'RE REALLY GLAD WE'RE HERE. AND, UM YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS. UH, YOU KNOW, THERE HAS BEEN SOME TALK RECENTLY ABOUT THE TREES THAT ARE GOING SO THE ONLY VARIANCE THERE WOULD BE WHICH I THINK IF MY MATH IS CORRECT IF WE HAVE TO RAISE THAT BLADE, SIGN THE SIDE SIGN. THE VARIANTS. THE 10 FT VARIANTS ABOVE THE LINE OF MY CORRECT IN MY MATH THERE. WOULD I THINK COVER THAT, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE REQUIRE SOME MORE ENGINEERING AND STABILITY, YOU KNOW, IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING. PROBABLY I THINK WE CAN ADAPT TO THAT. SO I'M NOT PROPOSING THAT WE TALK ABOUT TREES IN THIS MEETING. I'M NOT COMING OUT OF INTER NEGATIVE SENSE AT ALL. IT'S JUST WE MAY NEED TO ADAPT AFTER SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY ON THE SIGN IF THE TREES END UP BEING BIG THEN WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE SIGN IN THE MIDST OF THE TREE, AND I'M NOT PROPOSING WHAT YOU DO WITH THE TREE. I'M JUST SAYING AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW WHATEVER PROCEDURE IS TO REMAIN OPEN TO ADAPT TO THE TREE SITUATION, WHICH I THINK WAS A SURPRISE TO ALL OF US. NOT THE TREES BEING THERE, BUT JUST I DON'T THINK WE THINK FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS. WE DIDN'T CONSIDER HOW THE TREE WOULD AFFECT THE SIGN. THE MOST POPULAR. WHOA IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY I'D LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE TO ADJUST TO THE THING, BUT I THINK VARIANTS WISE. I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY. VERY GOOD. SOMEBODY RESPOND TO THAT. YES. I THINK YOU'RE OKAY. OKAY BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU LINED UP HERE. KATHERINE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MR WALLACE TOOK TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. YES, SIR. TEACH YOUR SON GUITAR. I HAVE THREE SONS. ONE MY OLDEST HAS SURPASSED ME IN HIS NOTORIETY IN THE FILM. ONE I HEARD RECENTLY HERE IN GARLAND AND AUDUBON PART I'M NOT SURE IT'S FIRST NAME MR MILLER CAN HEAR NOW. THAT'S THAT'S JAMES'S TIME. JAMEY'S SON, BUT HE MENTIONED HE MENTIONED YOUR SON IN THE SAME NIGHT. I THINK IT WAS YEAH, BUT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT JAMIE. OH, YEAH, I THINK WE WERE. WE WERE TALKING IN THE PARK. AND AS YOU KNOW, MUSIC IS GOING ON, SOMETIMES HARD TO HEAR, BUT THAT WAS MY SON. THAT WAS UP. THERE WERE VERY PROUD, PROUD TO HEAR HIM AND I THINK I MENTIONED THAT JIMMY'S SON WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS, AND, UH, HE'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND MY REAL REAL QUESTION. YES SIR. THIS IS APPROVED. WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE? FOUR. FOR FINISHING WHAT WE SEE HERE TONIGHT. IF I'M TOLD BY THE ARTIST AND THEN THE GUY WHO'S GOING TO CARRY THIS OUT. I'LL TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS, YOU KNOW, FROM TOM A COMMITTAL BECAUSE IT IT'S A PIECE OF ART. IT'S HOW TO GET A LOT OF VINTAGE COMPONENTS TO IT. YOU KNOW, VINTAGE PORCELAIN. IT'S QUITE THE EXPENSIVE ENDEAVOR, YOU KNOW. UM AND IT MAY BE NECESSARY WOULD WE DON'T WANT TO COMPETE WITH THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW, SO THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A WAY TO GET IN THERE WITH THE EQUIPMENT. FOR THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE AND NOT INTERFERE WITHIN THE SIDEWALK, LANDSCAPING OR ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON SO THAT WILL HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I HAVE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. PRO TIM MORRIS. IF WE HAVE NO NOTHING ELSE TO DISCUSS MAYOR I'D LIKE TO, UM, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. THIS. MAJOR WAIVER REQUEST, INCLUDING UM [00:50:10] TO ALLOW THE SIGN TO PROJECT UP TO 10 FT. ABOVE THE ROOF LINE. VERY GOOD. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED AND INCLUDING THE ADDITION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK THANK YOU, SIR. AND IF I COULD GET A SPEAKER CARD FROM YOU, OTHERWISE I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEND SECURITY AFTER YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS [12. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions.] OUR LAST ZONING CASE FOR THE EVENING. WE'RE AT ITEM 12 CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. COUNSELOR OF BASS, YOU HAVE A LIST OF APPOINTEES ASK YOU TO READ THEM FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT JAMES VAN DYKE TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MERRILL BALANCE HERE TO COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION. JAMES DOBBINS ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, CHARLES AND SAY WAIT TO LIBRARY BOARD BOBBI BRADLEY TO PARKS AND RECREATION. ERIC SHOAL TO PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD. CAROL COOPER TO SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD. BILL SWISHER. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING NUMBER TWO SOUTH BOARD. OKAY I'M JUST GONNA DOUBLE CHECK REAL QUICK. UH I DON'T SEE MR SWISHER ON THE AGENDA WAS THAT IT'S OH, IT'S ON. IT'S I'M SORRY. I'M READING IT OFF OF THE AGENDA. IS IT OKAY? IT'S NOT ON MY PRINTED AGENDA, SO I'M JUST DOUBLE CHECKING. ALL RIGHT. THE ATTORNEY IS GIVING ME THE THUMBS UP. THUMBS UP. OKAY SO COUNCIL, YOU HAVE HEARD THE NOMINATIONS. UH MADAM SECRETARY, WE WILL TAKE THESE IN A BLOCK. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. NOPE. TRY ONE MORE TIME. AH AH, IT'S NOT A TRUE ABSTENTION. NO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THOSE NOMINATIONS ARE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM. 13 CITIZEN [13. Citizen comments.] COMMENTS. PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNSEL AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS, ACT AND MADAM SECRETARY. I BELIEVE YOU SAID EARLIER. WE DID HAVE A SPEAKER CARD. WE DO WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FOR MEREDITH BURNIN. AND IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINHANG ON LET ME WE'VE GOT THE TIME WE GOT TO RESET HERE. WE'RE ABOUT THERE YOU GO. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MEREDITH BURNHAM, 2517TH STREET. PLANO TEXAS. I'M A STUDENT AT TEXAS A AND M COMMERCE AS A PART OF A PROJECT I WAS TEST WITH EVALUATING COMMUNITY FINDING COMMUNITY PROBLEM AND PROPOSING A SOLUTION TO A GOVERNING BODY TO THIS COMMUNITY PROBLEM. UM IN GARLAND IDENTIFIED THAT THE CRIME RATE IN THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST GARLAND REGION WAS A MAJOR COMMUNITY ISSUE SPECIFICALLY PROPERTY CRIMES AND THEFT WHERE THE HIGHEST IN THIS REGION I PROPOSED AN INCREASE IN STREETLIGHTS IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS AN EMPHASIS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. TO ACHIEVE A GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY. I PROPOSE AN INCREASE IN INFORMATION SESSIONS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ON HOW TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY FROM THESE CRIMES. I BELIEVE THIS WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY CRIMES IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND INCREASED FEELINGS OF A SAFER COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE AT WHATEVER TIME IT IS. IT'S 7 54. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.