[Call to Order]
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HERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER 1ST 2022 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS A CUSTOMER TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INDICATION AND RECITED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE. IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE WITH US IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND THE DECISION THAT YOU MAKE WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE HERE TONIGHT. AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS FROM DISTRICT FOUR, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME. IF YOU WOULD AND PRAYER.
AWESOME GOD. WE PRAY THAT AS A NATION JUST EIGHT. THE CITY. AND AS A COMMUNITY. THAT WE RETURN TO HUMIDITY. WELL, WE CAN REJOICE AND HOPE. BE PATIENT AND TRIBULATIONS. AND BE CONSTANT IN PRAYER. AND THEN MY NAME OF JESUS. WE PRAY A MAN. PLAYERS. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HAD TO THE REPUBLIC STANDS ONE NATION. WITH LIBERTY.
[Mayoral Proclamations, Recognitions, and Announcements]
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH. AND SO THAT MEANS IT IS PET OF THE MONTH NIGHT CRYSTAL. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL AND, UM, ADOPTION SPECIALISTS AT THE NEW GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER, AND THIS IS LEO . HE'S UP FOR ADOPTION, AND HE'S ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD NEUTERED AND HE'S ALREADY CHIPPED AND HE'S READY TO GO TO A GOOD HOME.WE'RE RUNNING OUR FREE ADOPTIONS ALL MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS WELL. SO WE HAVE HIM AND SEVERAL OTHER DOGS THAT ARE WAITING AND WE ARE CLOSE TOMORROW, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY OPEN NOW FROM 11 TO 6.
ON SUNDAYS AS WELL. SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME AND DO A WALKTHROUGH. CHECK OUT OUR ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET ONE OF THEM, THEN YOU'RE WELCOME TO AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME ADOPTIONS THIS MONTH. UM AND WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP, WE REALLY WANT TO SEE MOST OF OUR DOGS TO GO TO A GOOD HOME AND HAVE SOME GOOD. YOU KNOW, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS, SO BUT YEAH, HE IS UP FOR ADOPTION TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE EVENT. SO IF YOU WANT TO CHECK US OUT AFTER THE MEETING, THEN YOU'RE WELCOME TO WE'LL BE THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU S IU KNOW, UM ANIMALS. TENEMOS SANYO'S, UM, LIST OF IONA. OH, NO, NO. OH, GOD IS THE MOST ADOPTIONS GREATEST MESSAGE. BUT THEN YOU GOT, UM THEIR OWN SOCIETIES. DOMINGOS ANIMALS, BARRIOS. ANIMALS AGAIN, GARLAND.
OKAY, THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL CAN SEE, BUT HE STANDS HERE. HE'S GOT HIS HIS FRONT PAWS ON THE PODIUM LIKE HE'S HERE FOR. BUSINESS IS LIKE, LISTEN, I NEED TO GO HOME WITH ONE OF YOU. AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. SO THANK YOU, CRYSTAL. NEXT UP. WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US THIS EVENING. WILFRED CAN HA! GO. IS A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT. YOU CAN COME COME UP HERE. IS A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT BEING HOSTED HERE IN OUR CITY. I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? GOING TO BE TRUE? YEAH. AH! WILFRED KIN HA GO AND A HIGH SCHOOL IS A HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM THE AFRICAN NATION OF CAMEROON. HE IS A U S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPONSORED STUDENT UNDER THE KENNEDY LUGAR YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY PROGRAM. HE IS ONE OF THE INBOUND STUDENTS FROM CLOSE TO 40 MUSLIM MAJORITY COUNTRIES TO LIVE AND STUDY IN THE U. S HE IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL IN DALLAS. THE KENNEDY LUGAR YES PROGRAM EVOLVED OUT OF A GENERALIST RECOGNITION THAT
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PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS HAD BEEN NEGLECTED IN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS OF THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ALONG WITH THE U. S EXCHANGE COMMUNITY, RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY AS A KEY COMPONENT OF RENEWED COMMITMENT TO BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN CITIZENS OF THE US AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT MODE, MUSLIM POPULATIONS. RIO, OR TCO IS ONE OF THE LOCAL VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS WITH THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF STATE RIO. MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS AND HOST FAMILIES ABIDE BY THE RULES OF THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND HE IS ALSO ONE OF OUR CITY OF GARLAND EMPLOYEES IN OUR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT. YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD APPRECIATE. BUT AH. I BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE AS AS PART OF YOUR STUDIES. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO EXPERIENCE HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS OR SEE HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS. I HOPE I HOPE THAT WE PROVIDE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR YOU THIS EVENING, BUT RIO OR WILFRED LIKE TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS. YEAH SO I COME FROM CAMEROON. AND MUST GO ON ST STUFF KIND OF DIFFERENT THAN HERE. SO I AM HERE TO LEARN AND DISCOVER. SO FAR, I LEARNED THAT U. S IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY MORE BEAUTIFUL AND I HAVE FRANCIS WHEN I GET HERE, SO YEAH, I REALLY HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT. VERY GOOD. WELCOME TO YOU AND KNOW THAT WE ARE. WE ARE HERE IF YOU NEED US.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND DO YOU NEED A DOG? BEFORE SHE LEAVES. AND NEXT UP, CERTAINLY LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST RETIREMENT OF SENIOR PASTOR LEONARD LEECH. IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD HERE, GROWN THROUGH THE CROWD. DO THIS WAS COMING. THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE. FASTER IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GOOD TO BE SEEN AND NOT VIEWED. THESE GUYS USE THAT LINE ALL THE TIME. WELL WE ARE HERE WAS A RECOGNITION FOR THE RETIREMENT OF PASTOR LEECH. AND WHEREAS IN OCTOBER 1996 REVEREND LEONARD OH, LEACH WAS CALLED TO SERVICE PASTOR OF MOUNT HEBRON. AND WHEREAS PASTOR LEECH. PASTOR LEADS LEAD THE PROCESS TO LOCATE AND PURCHASE LED THE PROCESS TO LOCATE AND PURCHASED 28 ACRES OF LAND FOR A NEW WORSHIP CENTER AT THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 66 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD. HE LED THE DESIGN AND COMPLETION OF THAT NEW WORSHIP CENTER AND HAS GREATLY ENHANCED AND BROADENED THE YOUTH MISSION MINISTRIES AND OVERSEE TREMENDOUS CHURCH GROWTH OVER THE LAST 26 YEARS. EXEMPLIFYING WHAT A SERVANT LEADER SHOULD BE . HE HAS HELD ANNUAL UNITY FIRST OF ALL TO FELLOWSHIP WITH CITY NEIGHBORS SURROUNDING THE CHURCH AND HELPED START THE UNITY IN COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER GARLAND AREA CHURCHES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES. HE ALSO BEGAN THE ANNUAL FAMILY CONFERENCE TO STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS MOST RECENTLY PASTORAL, EACH SET UP BENEVOLENCE PROGRAMS DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, INCLUDING COLLABORATING WITH NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK. HE HAS FOSTERED POSITIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN DIALOGUE WITHIN THIS CITY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. PASTOR LEACHED OUTREACH EXTENDS BEYOND THE GARLAND COMMUNITY, WHEREAS HE HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO KATRINA, HURRICANE VICTIMS AND SUBSEQUENT DISASTER VICTIMS HERE IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND WORLDWIDE. ADDITIONALLY YOU LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP TEAM MINISTRY WITH AN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA. WINDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT HAS LED TO A LOCAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN CALIGULA, ALMOST NO WAS ALMOST THERE COMPOUND COMMUNITY IN LUSAKA AND HE HAS DEVOTED HUSBAND TO FIRST LADY SHARED LEECH. HE HAS SERVED WITH DEVOTION THAT HAS EARNED THE RESPECT, ADMIRATION AND FRIENDSHIP OF NOT ONLY HIS CONGREGATION BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND NOW THEREFORE I SCOTLAND MAY ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MAYOR. YEAH. YOU GUYS CATCH ALL THAT? LET'S GO MADE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY CONVEY THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION UPON PASTOR LEECH TO HONOR HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER IN MINISTRY AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS RETIREMENT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW. I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA SHARE SOME WORDS WITH AH, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO GIVE A BLACK
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BAPTIST PREACHER A FEW MINUTES AT THE MICROPHONE. THAT'S A THAT'S A THAT IS A REAL REAL REAL SACRIFICE THAT YOU MAKE. BUT I WANT TO SAY TO MAYOR LEMAY , WHO WAS AT MY 25TH ANNIVERSARY . HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE RETIRING THE NEXT YEAR WHO ORDERED ME ON ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO THIS AWESOME CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, UH, FOR THIS SIGNAL, HONOR 26 YEARS AGO, I CAME AND I'VE SEEN SEVERAL SEVEN MAYORS EXACTLY GO THROUGH AND BECOME LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US AND THE MOUNT HEBRON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH TO BE A PART OF THE GROWTH OF GARLAND, TEXAS. WE SAY THAT WE AMOUNT HEBRON IS THE CHURCH WHERE WEIRD. WHAT GOD IS UP TO, AND WE THINK GARLAND HAS BEEN A ABSOLUTE PART OF HELPING US BECOME THE CHURCH THAT WE ARE WATCHING GARLAND IN THE 26 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. SEEING THE. OF THE PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF LEADERSHIP. AND POWER. YOU'LL GET THAT WHEN YOU GET HOME. BUT I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXAMPLE. AND THANK YOU FOR HONORING FOR HONORING ME TODAY, AND WHEN YOU HONOR ME, YOU HONORED THE MOUNT HEBRON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF GARLAND, TEXAS, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY AS I AS I TAKE MY SHEETS MY SEAT HERE. THAT YOU HAVE BEEN AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE DONE WHEN, DESPITE THE DIVERSITY, WE DON'T ALLOW IT TO BECOME A DIVISION. DON'T ALLOW IT TO BECOME DIVISIVE. AND DESPITE ALL THAT GOES ON IN CITIES, GARLAND IS A MODEL CITY. IT'S A MODEL CITY FOR WHAT CAN BE DONE WHEN WE UNDERSTAND WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF MOUNT HEBRON. WHO SHOWED UP TONIGHT, YOU KNOW , PROBABLY AT THE FIRST GARLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING YOU. AMEN THANK YOU SO MUCH. VERY GOOD. JUST IMPORTANT FOR THE POSTER. MOUNT HEBREWS AS I MAKE MY WAY UP TO MY SEAT, THAT'S USUALLY WHEN YOU GET TO SNEAK OUT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. YOU WHAT? IT WAS DIRTY.GIVE MOUNT HEBRON CHANCE TO, UHE NEXT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING
[CONSENT AGENDA]
TO ORDER. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION AND 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 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 TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR THAT, BUT ALSO JUST A NOTE. COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS BEING PULLED BECAUSE WE APPROVED IT AT OUR LAST MEETING. SO I DON'T FOUR IS BEING PULLED AS A DUPLICATE.ITEM ONE. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 18 2022 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BEDS ITEM TO A DUCK CREEK WASTEWATER INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION. ITEM TO BE UPS REPLACEMENT FOR POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND DETENTION CENTER. ITEM. TWO C G P AND L. SPENCER UNIT FOR TWO CIRCULATING WATER PUMP REPAIR. ITEM TWO D G P AND L LINGER. RESERVE AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER REWIND. ITEM TWO E G, P G, P AND L WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT RENTAL. ADAM TO F G P AND L O LINGER. UNIT THREE TURBINE GENERATOR
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MATERIALS. ADAM TO G NEW AMBULANCE POWERED EQUIPMENT. ADAM TO H. GRANGER ANNEX CONSTRUCTION. ITEM TWO. I TELL IRON POLES FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY. ITEM TWO J TRAFFIC CONTROL CABINETS AND PEDALS PEDESTALS FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY. ITEM. TWO K. 2018 STREET DEPARTMENT CONCRETE REPAIR CONTRACT. ITEM TWO L 2018 STREET DEPARTMENT CONCRETE REPAIR CONTRACT. ADAM TO M 2022 ARTERIAL CONCRETE REPAIR CONTRACT. ITEM TWO IN GPS UNITS.ITEM TWO. OH HOLLABAUGH RECREATION CENTER FITNESS EQUIPMENT. AND ITEM. TWO P BOTTLENECK IMPROVEMENTS, ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES. ITEM THREE. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASE COUNCIL APPROVED THE CASE AND APPROVED THE REQUEST AND REQUESTED THE STAFF BRING FORWARD TO FOLLOWING ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION.
ITEM TO A ZONING FILE NUMBER Z 22-56 GARLAND LEASED HOUSING ASSOCIATES ONE IN DISTRICT EIGHT. AND AS I SAID, BEFORE PULLING ITEM FOUR ITEM FIVE, CONSIDERED BY MINUTE ACTION, APPROVING THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND POLICY WITH NO CHANGES, AND THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE. ANYONE WHO HAD LIKED HAVING THE ATOM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? CUSTOMER MORE. YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE DECIDED. SEE NOW YOU'RE DOING WHAT I DO. WE DIDN'T SEE IT. YOU'RE ASKING FOR A MOTION BEFORE WE EVEN DO A NIGHT. UM, THAT'S MY JOB. I'M THE ONE WHO GETS AHEAD OF THE AGENDA. OKAY HAVE YOUR MINUTE IN A MINUTE. I'M JUST FOLLOWING MY LEADER. RIGHT NOW. WE ARE STILL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. THANK THANK YOU, MAYOR . A MAYOR. I'M ALL FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, WITH THE ONE ITEM REFERENCE PULLED I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCLUSION OF ITEM FOUR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND. IT IS NOT GIVING ME THE OPTION. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IT'S GIVING ME THE OPTION TO VOTE NO OR TO ABSTAIN, BUT NOT YES. UM SO I'M GONNA ASK FOR A SHOW OF HANDS. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE, LOVES IN FAVOR. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
MOVING ON FORWARD TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. JUST A QUICK NOTE UNDER THIS SECTION ITEM SIX A AND B. THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED FOR A POSTPONEMENT. MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU GO OVER THE SPEAKER? REGULATIONS FOR US, PLEASE? YES, SIR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIRMAN, COLLEAGUES SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING. 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 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 AS I WAS SAYING,
[Items 6A & 6B]
UNDER THIS ITEM, WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT TO POSTPONE ITEM SIX A AND B CUSTOMER MORE. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE HAD HIM SIX A AND B UNTIL OUR 11 15TH MEETING. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY CANCER MEMBER MAURA SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASS TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO THE NOVEMBER 15TH MEETING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY OF THE FORCE, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. WE[Items 6C & 6D]
WILL MOVE THIS ITEM TO NOVEMBER 15. NEXT UP. WE HAVE ITEMS SIX. SEE THIS IS THIS NEXT CASE HAS TWO PARTS AS WELL. UM SIX C. CONSIDER A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AMENDMENT REQUEST BY DON GORDON TO ALLOW AN OFFICE SHOWROOM AND WAREHOUSE USE FROM AN EXISTING BUILDING. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 2025 OLD MILL RUN IN DISTRICT EIGHT. IT ALSO HAS A SECOND PART. SIX D IS FOR A[00:20:01]
DETAILED PLAN. SAME APPLICANT. SAME ADDRESS, MR CARON. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN OFFICE SHOWROOM AND WAREHOUSE USED FROM AN EXISTING BUILDING WITH THIS CASE, THE LOCATION IS 2025 OLD MILL RUN. THE APPLICANT AND OWNER IS DON GORDON AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OWNED WITHIN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 22-2 IF YOU RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR , AN AMENDMENT TO 82-42 IS APPROVED TO ALLOW AN AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR. MAJOR USE, HOWEVER, THAT PARTICULAR TENANT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. AT THIS TIME THE APPLICANT IS ADDING REQUESTING TO ADD A WAREHOUSE OFFICE LAST SHOWROOM INDOORS ONLY USE AS PERMITTED BY RIGHT AS PART OF THIS PD SPECIFIC TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IN A CITY WIDE LOCATION, MAP AND MORE SPECIFICALLY AS SHOWN HERE OUTLINED AND TEAL, THIS IS OLD MILL RUN. WHICH THE PROPERTY FRONTS ONTO IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH IS AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR FACILITY TO THE SOUTH AS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITY TO THE WEST AS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO THE EAST ACROSS OLD MILL RUN AS A RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER. THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON THE TOP LEFT HAND PHOTO. AND AUTO REPAIR FACILITIES IN NORTH AS I MENTIONED LOOKING TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST ACROSS OLD MILL. AND HERE'S SOME LOOK AT LOOK AT THE EXISTING BUILDING ELEVATIONS.THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE ELEVATIONS. THIS IS A USE CONSIDERATION ONLY WITHIN EXISTING BUILDING. THERE IS AN EXISTING. THERE ARE SOME EXISTING SCREENING TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY. THERE'S AN EXISTING WOOD FENCE AS WELL AS A BRICK SCREENING WALL. ALONG THE ALLEYWAY. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE WAREHOUSE OFFICE SHOWROOM USED TO BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT THROUGH PD 22-2 DISTRICT, AND NO DEVIATIONS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. THE PARTICULAR TENANT BEING PROPOSED IS A GLASS COMPANY THAT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN GARLAND WISHING TO RELOCATE TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE USE INCLUDES A SHOWROOM WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN VIEW FULL FULL SIZE SHOWER DISPLAYS AND LOOK AT GLASS SAMPLES. AND OF COURSE, HAS A WAREHOUSE COMPONENT AS WELL. AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED, THIS LAND USE IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL, HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. THAT'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. THE UNDERLYING ZONING IS COMMUNITY RETAIL. HOWEVER THE BUILDING IS BUILT IN A MANNER THAT IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO A WAREHOUSE SHOWROOM OFFICE USE. IT HAS A WAREHOUSE ALREADY INTERIOR TO THE BUILDING AND EXISTING SCREENING IS IN PLACE. AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL DURING THEIR OCTOBER 10TH MEETING THAT WAS WITH AN 8 TO 0 VOTE. AND MAYOR. WE MAILED OUT 46 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE, AND WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND ONE IN OPPOSITION, AND BOTH OF THOSE WERE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. I SEE. NO, THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARS. THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. BUT I DON'T HAVE A SPEAKER CARD . OKAY ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT. UH PRESENT. SHOULD THERE BE ANY QUESTIONS? UH DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM SMITH. I MEAN, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, SIR. UM FOR THE APPLICANT. I APPRECIATE THE LESS INTENSE USE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS COUNCIL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS CHANGE, NOT ONLY FOR THE CURRENT OWNER, BUT FOR FUTURE OWNERS. I THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, I MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS 60 C AND 60 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM SMITH AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE ITEMS SIX C AND D AS PRESENTED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SECRETARY COMPARED TO VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL.
AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT IS ITEM
[7. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions]
SEVEN IS CONSIDERED APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS. YOU HAVE A NOMINATION. YES SIR. THANK YOU. UM COUNSELOR WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT DR MARY BROOM BOX TO TIFF NUMBER ONE, THE DOWNTOWN BOARD. VERY GOOD AND WE WILL. YOU'VE HEARD COUNSEL. YOU'VE HEARD THE NOMINATION. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COULD PRAY ABOUT FORCE, PLEASE. IT'S NOT.WE NEED TO TALK TONIGHT. YEAH. SHOULD BE ABLE TO. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT GIVING US THAT OPTION
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AND THAT BEING SAID COUNCIL YOU'VE HEARD THE NOMINATION ALL IN FAVOR. DIVIDE YOUR HAND.LET'S RECORD REFLECTED THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEM EIGHT CITIZEN COMMENTS
[8. Citizen comments]
PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME COUNCILORS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. MADAM SECRETARY. I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER THIS EVENING. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO SPEAKER CARDS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHARON SHEPHERD.OKAY? I'LL ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
FIRST OF ALL. THAT'S THE YEAH. THERE YOU GO. FIRST OF ALL GIVING HONOR TO GOD. TENDED S M U SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY. PERKINS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY. MY NAME IS SHARON SHEPHERD, 30 TO 1 KEY WEST DRIVE. THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY AT MY HOUSE OF ME CALLING THE POLICE BECAUSE MY ITEMS ARE MISSING. AND OFTEN THE POLICE COME INTO MY HOME. TO HUMILIATE ME TO DEMEAN EVEN TO DEMORALIZE ME. I FOLLOW THE COMPLAINT. NOTHING WAS DONE. MATTER OF FACT I SAW TO THE INDIVIDUALS LEAVING MY HOME AND I BEG FOR MALDONADO TO ASSIST ME. I'M HERE TODAY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND ALSO THE ATTORNEY. YEAH SINCE I KNOW THERE IS A POLE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I HAVE. I HAVE BEEN INDICATED THERE ARE CAMERAS IN THE AREA. I'VE SENT A LETTER OUT. REQUESTING. INFORMATION IF THERE IS A CAMERA ON THE POLE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, OF COURSE, I'M NOT GOING TO GET AN ANSWER FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT. THEY TAKE AND PUT MY INFORMATION IN THE TRASH. WELL, TODAY, I'M GOING TO OFFER YOU A GIFT. IF THERE IS NOT A CAMERA IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I WILL PURCHASE ONE I HAVE TALKED TO A VENDOR. THERE IS A COMMERCIAL PERSON. THAT WILL PUT A CAMERA IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I WILL DEFINITELY PAY FOR IT. BECAUSE THIS THING WITH SOMEONE COMING INTO MY HOUSE. VIOLATING ME. MA'AM, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO STAY AT THE PODIUM. PLACE THESE PAST OUT. CAN YOU GET SOMEBODY PASS THEM UP FOR ME RIGHT THERE. I HAVE PURCHASED ALMOST IN THE LAST MONTH ABOUT $1700 WORTH OF CLOTHES. THINGS COME UP MISSING . MY CLOTHES COME UP MISSING. SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK. WELL, I JUST COME FROM VACATION. AND GUESS WHAT? I HAVE OVER $300, IF NOT MORE. CLOTHING MISSING.
NOBODY'S SEEN ANYTHING. NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING. NOBODY HEAR ANYTHING. AND IF YOU CALL THE POLICE OUT UM, LYING ABOUT MY MISSING ITEMS. SO MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY IF IT'S NOT A CAMERA OUT UP THERE, I WILL PAY FOR ONE, IF NOT MR CITY ATTORNEY. I HAVE CONTACTED TONE AND ASKED HIM TO SEND YOU A FORMAL LETTER. REQUESTING IF THERE IS A CAMERA ON THAT POLE AND ALSO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR ME. I'M GONNA NEED YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. AND MADAM SPEAKER, CAN YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER? NEXT SPEAKER IS BARBARA NIGHTIES. I CAN ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, EVERYONE, SO I REPRESENT THE U. S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE. I'M FROM NEW JERSEY. SO SPECIFICALLY HERE FOR THE DISASTER THAT HAPPENED AUGUST 22ND THROUGH THE 25TH. AND IT'S FOR THE FLOODING. SO IT WAS DECLARED IN EGYPT IN DECLARATION FROM GOVERNOR ABBOTT . THAT'S WHY WE CAME OR THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY. UM WE'RE OFFERING LOW INTEREST GOVERNMENT LOANS FOR HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PLACES OF WORSHIP AS WELL AS, UM, I THINK I SAID BUSINESS AS WELL, UH, FOR HOMEOWNERS, WE OFFER UP TO $200,000 TO REPAIR PLACE PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME.
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AND UP TO $40,000 PER PERSONAL PROPERTY. ANYTHING THAT'S INSIDE THE HOME AS WELL AS YOUR PRIMARY CAR. IT HAS TO BE YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE. AND THIS IS WHERE THE RENTERS COME IN. THEY CAN GET THE $40,000 FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND THE PRIMARY CAR FOR BUSINESS. WE OFFER UP TO $2 MILLION TO REPAIR PLEASE PHYSICAL DAMAGE. MACHINERY EQUIPMENT, INVENTORY SUPPLIES, I WAS AFFECTED. AND THEN UP TO $2 MILLION PER, UM, ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS IF YOU WERE CLOSED DURING THAT TIME LINE OF AUGUST 22ND THROUGH THE 25TH, YOU CAN GET THAT WORKING CAPITAL AND REGAIN YOUR BUSINESS BACK, AND THIS IS ALSO FROM NONPROFITS , WHICH IS CLEAN CHURCHES. UH PHYSICAL DAMAGE UP TO TWO MILLION, AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS FOR HOME LOANS WE HAVE. IT'S THE INTEREST RATES AS LOW AS 2.1. 80% OF FOR BUSINESS LOANS 3.4 AND FOR NONPROFITS, ALTHOUGH IT'S 1.87 UP TO 30 YEARS, THIS IS FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDER AND SHORT LOSSES. SO EVERYBODY'S SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO HELP EVERYBODY RECOVER. UM THE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 14TH FOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE LOANS. THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS IS JUNE 14TH. YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE. A DISASTER LOAN ASSISTANCE START S P A DOT GOV AND ALSO HAVE A 1 800 NUMBER AT 1 806 59 TO 95 THEY CAN DO IF YOU WERE DENIED ON YOUR LOAN, YOU CAN GET RECONSIDERATION STATUS AND ALSO GET PEOPLE APPLICATIONS IF YOU DO HAVE ISSUES APPLYING ONLINE. SO AND WE ALSO HAVE A MITIGATION A DIFFERENT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND GOES CASE BY CASE BASIS TO HELP FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR EVENT FOR FUTURE DAMAGE. UH I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE LOAN BECOMES AN OPTION AT THE END OF THE DAY. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AS LONG AS YOU SEE WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE, AND WE COVER DEDUCTIBLES, AND THERE'S NO CLOSING COSTS. THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING? SEEING THAT I THINK AFTER WE GOT GOING, WE DO HAVE BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME SCOUTS WITH US THIS EVENING. GENTLEMEN, STAND UP. AND I ASSUME YOU'RE HERE FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, OR AM I JUST GUESSING WRONG? COME ON DOWN HERE. THAT WAY. I DON'T HAVE TO PLAY GUESS THE MERIT BADGE. GENTLEMEN, WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR THIS EVENING? MY COMMUNICATION MERIT BADGE. ALL RIGHT. AND I SHOULD HAVE THE NATION. GIVE US YOUR NAMES. AND WHAT TRUE PURE WITH MILES. KEEP 7 46. MY NAME IS OUR SINK EVEN FROM TUBE 7 46. VERY GOOD, GENTLEMEN. WHAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU? WE WILL TALK AFTER THE MEETING. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT BEING THE LAST ITEM BEFORE US AT 7 33. WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.