* 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. [Call to Order] [00:00:07] WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 18TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS A CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, UH, BEFORE OUR MEETINGS LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, YOUR DECISION, UH, IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE WITH US, AND YOUR DECISION WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING. AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY DISTRICT FIVE COUNCIL MEMBER MARGARET LUCK, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. I ATTENDED A FUNERAL TODAY FOR A 35 YEAR OLD MAN NAMED MARK SEIFERT, WHO JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO WAS, WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD TERMINAL CANCER. HE LEFT BEHIND YOUNG CHILDREN, A WIFE AND A WONDERFUL REPUTATION. AND JUST A YEAR AGO I WAS CELEBRATING MY FATHER'S LAST BIRTHDAY WITH HIM AT THE STATE FAIR. AND IT'S TIMES LIKE THESE TRAGEDIES, LIKE THESE THAT MAKE YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN LIFE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE JOY AND KINDNESS AND TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT AND LOVE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW AND PEOPLE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH. AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU AT SOME POINT, ME, ME TOO, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH LOVE AND KINDNESS AND RESPECT, BECAUSE IT IS AN ACT OF CHOICE TO DO THAT. AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN ALSO DO THAT FOR YOURSELF. THANK YOU. THE PLEDGE. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION, INVISIBLE JUSTICE WORLD. I JUST HAVE TO SAY, AND I JUST SPOKE TO COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS TONIGHT. THAT WAS VERY GOOD. WE [Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions, and Announcements] DO HAVE A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS, UH, FOR THIS EVENING. UH, FIRST UP IS MR. DAVID PARRISH, SIR, HAMMING IT UP AS ALWAYS. WELL, THEY MADE THE EFFORT TO BE HERE, SO VERY GOOD. WELL, WE HAVE, HAVE, UH, IN HONOR OF DAVID PARRISH, UH, OUTSTANDING SERVICE, UH, TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. DAVID PARRISH HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF GARLAND SINCE 1982, AND HE HAS WORKED, HE WORKED AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST FOR OVER 36 YEARS, UH, WITH THE EPA AND RETIRED SEVEN YEARS AGO. AND YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN BUSIER SINCE THEN. YEAH, I AM. YES. UH, SEEING HIS RETIREMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OTHERS. DAVID NOW WORKS MAINLY AT THE SPRING CREEK FOREST PRESERVE AND IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY. HE HAS ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPRING CREEK PRESERVATION TRAIL MONITORS PROGRAM, A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT ENSURES THAT THE TRAILS ARE SAFE AND RECEIVE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE. HE IS A TEXAS MASTER NATURALIST SINCE 2015. HE HAS ALSO WORKED WITH RETREAT, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES DISASTER RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES BY PLANTING TREES TO RESTORE AFTER STORMS. ADDITIONALLY, HE HAS ASSISTED WITH ESTABLISHING, ESTABLISHING SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAMS AT SEVERAL GI S D SCHOOLS. HE WAS AN EAGLE SCOUT AND CONTINUES TO WORK WITH SCOUTS TO COORDINATE PROJECTS AT THE FOREST PRESERVE. DAVID IS ALSO ARRANGED FOR SCOUT PROJECTS AT PARK CREST IN CENTERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OVER THE YEARS, DAVID HAS BEEN A COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUAL IN GARLAND, WORKING TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE AND DEDICATE HIMSELF TO A MYRIAD OF CAUSES, UH, TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, UH, HE AND HIS FAMILY TAKE PART IN THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION'S MUSCLE WALK TO RAISE MONEY, AND HE'S SERVED FOR A LONG TIME AS ON THE BOARD OF THE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HERE IN GARLAND. AND HE HAS SERVED THE OAK RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE. AND IN 2016, UH, I ACTUALLY WAS A DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER IN THOSE DAYS, APPOINTED DAVID, UH, TO OUR PARKS BOARD. I'LL TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT THAT LATER. UH, HE SERVED AS CHAIR FOR THAT FOR THREE YEARS, AND AS A PARKS BOARD MEMBER, HE HAS LEARNED A LOT ABOUT OUR 65 PARKS AND COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVED, AND OBVIOUSLY WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL AND VERY PROUD OF, OF BRINGING, BEING [00:05:01] ABLE TO BRING 117 MILLION, $750,000 IN BOND MONEY, SUPPORTING PARKS, UH, IN THEIR, IN OUR EFFORTS, UH, TO LEVERAGE FUNDS TO MAKE OUR DOLLARS GO MUCH FURTHER. DAVID HAS A TRUE PASSION FOR HIS WORK, AND WE COMMEND HIM ON HIS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. SO NOW, THEREFORE, I, SCOTT LAMA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY CONVEY THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION UPON DAVID PARRISH ON THIS 18TH DAY SEPTEMBER, 2022, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO ONE DAY I WAS AT THE POST OFFICE AND I CROSSED PATHS WITH DAVID, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, WE SAID, OUR USUAL, HI, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE YOU? AND, AND I STOPPED ABOUT 10 FEET AND I WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. YOU LIKE THE OUTDOORS, DON'T YOU? ? AND I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE HAD, UH, RIGHT BEFORE THAT, UM, A, A POSITION, UH, IN ONE OF MY APPOINTEE POSITIONS ON THE PARK SPORT OPEN. AND, AND I SAID, HEY, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SERVING? AND HE SAID, EH, MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW. I'M KIND OF BUSY. LET ME THINK ABOUT IT. AND, UH, WENT HOME, THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND SAID, YES. AND, AND I, HE HAS BEEN ON THAT BOARD, UH, AND ALL THE, THE ASSOCIATED THINGS, UH, WITH PARKS, UH, SINCE THEN. AND, AND I, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAPPEN TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER AT THE POST OFFICE. I, I TELL EVERYBODY THAT, UH, IF THEY SEE YOUR COUNCILMAN AT THE POST OFFICE, GO THE OTHER WAY. . WELL, I JUST WANNA THANK THE COUNCIL. I WANT TO THANK BETTY AND THE, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD. GET THAT RIGHT, UH, FOR EVEN THINKING ABOUT ME. I APPRECIATE IT. AND I WANNA JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY FAVORITE PRONOUNS IS WE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOTHING THAT'S ON THIS PAPER HERE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH JUST ME. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING OVER HERE, YOU KNOW, MY FAN CLUB, AS THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, OUR PART OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED HERE TONIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT AND THEIR HARD WORK. SO MOSTLY I JUST LET THEM DO THEIR GOOD THING AND HELP OUT WHEN I CAN. VERY GOOD, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, UH, NEXT UP WE HAVE, UH, NATIONAL LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS RIGHTS MONTH 2022. UH, INSPIRING UNITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. UH, THERE ARE 1.3 MILLION INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN 15,600 NURSING HOMES, AND OVER 800,000 INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN 28,900 ASSISTING LIVE ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES IN THE US. THE FEDERAL NURSING HOME REFORM ACT OF 1987 GUARANTEES RESIDENTS THEIR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THEIR DIGNITY AND AUTONOMY. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS, SO THEY MAY BE EMPOWERED TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION. WE WISH TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THESE CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR RICH INDIVIDUALITY AND TO REAFFIRM THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE AND PARTICIPATE POLITICALLY, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO HAVE A STAY IN THEIR CARE. INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE CELEBRATING RESIDENTS RIGHTS MONTH, UH, WITH THE THEME, INSPIRING UNITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE FACILITY, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AND SO NOW, THEREFORE, I SCOTT LAMA MAYOR, THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER, 2022 AS NATIONAL LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS RIGHTS MONTH IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. NOW, GO . YOU CAN, YOU CAN CLAP FOR THAT. UH, AND I DON'T HAVE ANYONE HERE THIS EVENING TO ACCEPT IT, BUT I HAVE, WE HAVE A RESIDENT HERE IN GARLAND, UH, LEE LUTZ, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG, UH, PROPONENT OF THIS. AND SO I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO GET THIS TO HER, UH, BECAUSE SHE MAKES SURE THAT IT GETS ON MY CALENDAR EVERY YEAR. SO THANK YOU, LEE. I SEE Y'ALL LUKE RESTROOM, VERY EXCITING. . [00:10:07] IT'S GONNA BE A TRAFFIC JAM IN FRONT OF CITY HALL HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. SERVES HIM RIGHT FOR ALL LEAVING. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS IS JOINING US REMOTELY THIS EVENING. UH, BUT HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UH, TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, UH, THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH AT SIX 30, UH, HE IS GOING TO BE DOING A TOWN HALL MEETING. UH, THIS WILL BE AT AUTOBON RECREATION CENTER, AND HE WILL HAVE UPDATES ON, UH, UTILITIES, UH, UTILITY UPDATES FROM GARLAND POWER LIGHT, AND ALSO GARLAND WATER UTILITIES. SO THAT'LL BE SIX 30 THIS THURSDAY AT AUDUBON, UH, RECREATION CENTER. AND COUNSEL, JUST A REMINDER, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, UH, WE HAVE A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GARLAND FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT AFTER WE'RE DONE HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET TO OUR AGENDA. UH, THE FIRST ITEM [CONSENT AGENDA] ON OUR AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNSEL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNSELS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES A CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE COUNSEL TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. UH, AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR THAT. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM ONE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 11TH, 2022, REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM TWO, A COLD MILLING WITH OPERATOR AND HELPER. ITEM TWO B VALVE AND FIRE HYDRANT MAINTENANCE ITEM TWO C, GP AND L OLINGER, PLANT GENERATION ITEM TWO D, NETWORK EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. ITEM TWO E, FIRE WHEEL PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT GENERATOR PROJECT. AND LET'S SEE HERE. UH, MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE. UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNSEL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION. ITEM THREE A WITH ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22 DASH 20 GRIER INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED IN DISTRICT SEVEN, ITEM THREE B, ZONING FILE NUMBER 20 Z 22 DASH 26, CCM, ENGINEERING AND DISTRICT TWO, ITEM THREE C, ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22 DASH 43, GEOME RECYCLING IN DISTRICT SIX, EXCUSE ME, ITEM THREE D, ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22 DASH 45, UH, CAHE OMO YAMO IN DISTRICT FIVE. AND THEN THREE E, UH, ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22 DASH 49, COLD SCOUT LOGISTICS, LLC IN DISTRICT FIVE. AND ITEM THREE F INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE TEAM ITEM FOUR, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33, TRANSPORTATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A PENALTY UNDER PROVIDING A PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.05 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM FIVE, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.52 SPECIAL STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN USES OF CHAPTER TWO ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.05 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND A SEVER, EXCUSE ME, AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM SIX, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, C I P AMENDMENT. NUMBER TWO, PROVIDING FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IN THE ELECTRIC PRODUCTION PROGRAM AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM EIGHT, VISION ENERGY CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED AGREEMENT ITEM NINE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE. ITEM 10 APPROVED BY MINUTE ACTION. THE 2020 2 23 G C A C I BUDGET THE SUB-GRANT RECIPIENTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GARLAND AND GARLAND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION INCORPORATED. AND ITEM 11, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A BANKING SERVICES AND DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT WITH JP MORGAN CHASE BANK AND PROVIDING [00:15:01] AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY SEEING NONE, COUNSEL? I'M NOT SURE. UH, I'VE GOT, UH, YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? YOU OH, YES, YES, YES. A MOTION. SORRY. THERE WE GO. A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH A SECOND, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL, UH, WAIT A MINUTE. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS REMOTE. HE'S GOT HIS PADDLE MATCH. SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD DISPLAY THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE. . AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS HAS DISPLAYED HIS VOTING PADDLE THAT WE'VE USED AT OUR REMOTE MEETINGS, AND HE WAS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SO THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. . UH, NEXT IS OUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAME SPEAKER, MADAME SECRETARY, IF YOU CAN DO THIS. YES SIR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING. SPEAKERS 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. 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. THANK YOU, MA'AM. AND YES, OCCASIONALLY, SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR, I GIVE THE CITY SECRETARY A BIG PROMOTION AND SHE BECOMES THE SPEAKER. SO, UH, THE FIRST UP, UH, THIS EVENING [12A. Consider a Planned Development (PD) District amendment request by Garland Leased Housing Associates I, to reduce the minimum resident age at an existing senior independent living facility. The site is located at 202 Belt Line Road in District 8.] IS ITEM 12, HOLD PUBLIC HEARING 12 A, CONSIDER A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AMENDMENT REQUEST BY GARLAND LEAST HOUSING ASSOCIATES. ONE, UH, TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM RESIDENT AGE AT AN EXISTING SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 2 0 2 BELTLINE ROAD IN DISTRICT EIGHT. MR. GARRIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THIS IS A REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT TO AMEND AN EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE FOR THE CIARA SENIOR LIVING COMPLEX, UH, TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM RESIDENT AGE FROM 60 TO 55 YEARS OF AGE. THE LOCATION IS 2 0 2 BELTLINE ROAD AND THE OWNER OF THE LAND IS G H F C AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO OWN, UH, THE LAND. UH, THE ACREAGE OF THE SITE IS JUST OVER 10 ACRES IN SIZE AND IT IS ZONED WITHIN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 0 5 0 4, UH, WHICH HAS A PD CONDITION, UH, THAT, UM, CALLS FOR THE MINIMUM OF RESIDENT HB 60. SO THIS APPLICANT IS WISHING TO REDUCE THAT TO, UH, 55 TO ALIGN WITH THEIR, UH, SOME OF THEIR RESIDENTS. UM, THIS IS A CITYWIDE LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE, UH, LOCATION TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND, UH, SHOWN MORE SPECIFICALLY HERE, THIS IS AN EXISTING COMPLEX. UH, THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY, UM, EXPANSIONS OR ANY PHYSICAL CHANGES OTHER THAN, UM, THERE IS A NEW OWNER OF THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE SITE, UM, WHEREAS THEY WISH TO, UM, UH, MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE. I'LL KIND OF READ A LITTLE BIT FROM THEIR PROJECT NARRATIVE. UH, WITH THE HELP OF THE G H F C, WE ARE WORKING ON A RE SYNDICATION OF THE PROJECT THAT WILL PRESERVE THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE UNITS. UH, DOMINIUM WILL BE REHABILITATING THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE UPDATED IN UNIT FINISHES AND APPLIANCES AND UPDATED CLUBHOUSE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING SYSTEM UPGRADES AND UPDATED COMMUNITY LANDSCAPING. SO A FEW PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT NOTHING THAT AFFECTS THE DETAIL PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED WITH PD ZERO FIVE DASH ZERO FOUR. THE COMPREHENSIVE OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH GENERALLY ALIGNS WITH HIGHER DENSITY, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. OF COURSE, AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXISTING, UM, AGE RESTRICTED MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. UM, SO THE PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE OF PLAN, AND IN ADDITION, THE ADOPTION OF THE GDC FOLLOWED THE ADOPTION OF ENVISION GARLAND AND THE GDCS DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT LIVING ACTUALLY IS 55 AND UP. SO THAT CHANGE WAS MADE FOLLOWING THE DIVISION GARLAND PLAN. AND SO THIS, UH, PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH BOTH THE COMPREHENSIVE OF PLAN AND THE GDC AS IT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT LIVING. UH, HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA. THE, UM, SUBJECT PROPERTY LOOKING AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS, UH, SHOWN THERE ON THE TOP LEFT HAND PHOTO AND JUST SOME OTHER PHOTOS OF THE, EXCUSE ME, PHOTOS OF THE AREA. AND AGAIN, THE [00:20:01] REQUEST IS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ONLY FOR THE, UM, AGE RESIDENT OR RESIDENT AGE CHANGE. UH, NO OTHER CHANGES ARE PROPOSED, UH, WITH THIS APPLICATION. AND THE APPROVED DETAIL PLAN FROM PD ZERO FIVE DASH ZERO FOUR REMAINS AS IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL, UH, WITH THE UNANIMOUS VOTE. AND MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT 134 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE. WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND ONE IN OPPOSITION, AND BOTH OF THOSE WERE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOD . YEAH, IT IS. MADAME SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM THIS EVENING? I HAVE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS. . OKAY. VERY GOOD. IS THERE, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? VERY GOOD. UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM SMITH. UH, LET'S SEE, MY, I AM. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, LIKE TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO G H F C FOR CLEANING UP THE PD AND HAVING IT MATCH REALITY. UH, THERE'S NO PROBLEM AT ALL, UH, WITH THE WAY THE PROPERTY'S BEEN, UH, RUNNING WITH THE UNDER 60, OVER 55 GROUP. UM, AND IT JUST GETS ME IN THERE FIVE YEARS SOONER. SO, . UM, WITH THAT SAID, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 12 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM SMITH AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, IF NOT, MADAM, CAN YOU, UH, I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN. PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. PLEASE COUNSEL. AND LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT, UH, COUNCIL WILLIAMS IS VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. UH, CAN YOU DISPLAY THE VOTE PLEASE? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. UH, THE NEXT ITEM [13. Citizen comments] ON OUR AGENDA. THAT WAS OUR, OUR ONLY PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, UH, IS ITEM 13, CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA. MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNSEL AT THIS TIME. COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? C NONE AT 7 22 WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND COUNCIL, UH, WE WILL MEET BACK HERE AT SEVEN 30, UH, FOR THE FOUNDATION MEETING. THANK YOU. MY . * 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.