Jun 05, 2023 Work Session

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WELL GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MONDAY JUNE 5TH 2023 WORK SESSION FOR THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. JUST A QUICK NOTE. UM, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MONTHS WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAD AN EXTRA WEEK IN BETWEEN OUR MEETINGS, WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYBODY MINDS CERTAINLY NOT STAFF. BUT SINCE WE LAST CONVENED WE HAVE CHANGED A COUPLE OF MEMBERS. THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST WORK SESSION. THEY WERE SWORN IN AT OUR LAST REGULAR MEETING. SO WELCOME TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, DUTTON AND ODD TO THEIR WORK SESSION. AND HERE WE GO. ALRIGHT FIRST ITEM ITEM. ONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION ITEMS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. NO, OKAY.

[2. Consider the Consent Agenda]

[3. Written Briefings]

MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM ONE ADVANTAGE TO THIS IS THAT IT IS TOWARDS THE WEST SIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN RATHER THAN THE EAST SIDE. SO WE HAVE THE PARKING GARAGE RIGHT HERE BEHIND CITY HALL, THE TIER TOWARD THE EAST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN THAT'S MOSTLY EMPTY BUT HAVING IT, UM, A LOT OF THE SURFACE PARKING, UM, COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS THAT I GET. ARE MORE TOWARD THE WESTERN SIDE OF DOWNTOWN, AND WE JUST REALLY DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT ELSE TO OFFER ON THAT SIDE.

SO I THINK THAT, UM, IS GOOD. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS 10 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT IS RENEWABLE. IS THAT CORRECT? WE HAVE STAFF HERE. SOMEWHERE. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. THE T SHIRT, PEKAN.

SO MY QUESTION IS FIRST OF ALL IS THIS 10 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT RENEWABLE. THE LEASE IS PROPOSED IS LIMITED TO A SINGLE TERM. THERE WERE EXTENDED CONVERSATIONS AROUND POTENTIALLY TO RENEWABLE TERMS, BUT THE DIRECTION WAS TO LIMIT IT TO A SINGLE TERM. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE SECOND TERM WOULD BE OFF THE TABLE. IT WAS MORE SO POSITIONING THE PROPERTY OWNER TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE. OKAY? ALRIGHT AND DO WE HAVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY, UM, HOW MANY SPACES THAT COUNCILMAN? HEIDRICH ASKED . YES, MA'AM. THAT WOULD BRING, UM 19 ADDITIONAL SURFACE LOT SPACES INTO THE INVENTORY DOWNTOWN, OKAY? AND DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER AREAS? POTENTIALLY THAT WE COULD, UM ADD SURFACE PARKING TOWARD THE WEST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN. THAT WOULD GIVE US A SIMILAR, UM, SIMILAR AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THIS TIME . THERE ARE NO OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED IT ON THE TABLE AND THE LOT IS CURRENTLY VACANT, AND IT WAS A PROPOSAL FOR COLLABORATION. THAT'S NOT TO SAY WE COULDN'T LOOK INTO THAT, THOUGH. OKAY? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, UM MAYOR. THOSE ARE MY MAIN THOUGHTS IS A LOT OF OUR REQUESTS HAVE BEEN FOR PARKING TOWARD THE WEST SURFACE PARKING TOWARD THE WEST AND SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THE DOWNTOWN AND A LOT OF TIME CIRCULATING THROUGH THE PARKING

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RATHER THEY'VE REQUESTED FOUR SPOTS TO BE RESERVED FOR THEIR USE. DURING THE BUSINESS DAY AND THEIR INTENTION THERE WAS TO KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES FROM PARKING ON THE STREET AND GOING TO SURFACE LIGHT INSTEAD. OKAY SO REALLY, WE WOULD BE GETTING 15 PARKING SPACES ON A NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. YEAH. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. I CAN'T REMEMBER HEDRICK. ALRIGHT FOR PUNCHING AGAIN, BUT I AGREE WITH THE 15 SPACES. BUT THE LAYOUT OF THE LOT IS POOR. IN MY OPINION AS WELL. IT'S HARD TO GET INTO THE SOUTHERNMOST PARKING SPACES AND OUT OF THOSE. I MEAN, I DESIGNED PARKING LOTS FOR A LIVING AND JUST LOOKING AT ITS VERY HARD THAT ACCESSIBLE SPACE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. YOU AND THERE'S A REASON THAT OTHER THAT ACROSS FROM IT THERE IS A STRIPE NO PARKING AREA BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BACK OUT OF THAT SPACE AND UTILIZE IT. IT WOULD BE MUCH HMM. WE'LL WAIT FOR INTERMISSION TRACK YEAH, MUCH MORE USEFUL IF THERE'S A SECOND DRIVEWAY AND EVEN THE FIRST DRIVEWAY, THE 21 FT DOESN'T MEET OUR TYPICAL SPACE AND REQUIREMENT. USUALLY DRIVEWAYS ARE 24 FT WIDE, SO IT'S THE WHOLE I KNOW. IT WAS PROBABLY A QUICK SKETCH ON THIS AND JUST HAVE ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE DESIGN OF IT AS WELL. JUST DOESN'T GIVE A BIG YIELD. I'D MUCH RATHER SEE THIS LOT OR THIS SPACE IF USERS ANOTHER BUILDING, POSSIBLY THE UM PARKING STUDY FOR DOWNTOWN SAID THERE'S OVER 700 SPACES DOWNTOWN IS 19 OR 15 . IT'S JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET. FROM WHAT YOU KNOW TO REALLY TRY TO ADD SPACES. I JUST THINK THIS MONEY IS BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE. OKAY? HAS HAS STAFF LOOKED AT OTHER CONFIGURATIONS FOR THIS LOT. UM TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF ACCESSIBILITY . UH YEAH, AND I AS FAR AS THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PARKING DIFFER TO, UM I THINK CRYSTAL ON THE STREETS TEAM WAS WAS LAYING THAT OUT. IT IS A TIGHT SPACE.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE THERE. UM I WANTED TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER EARLY ON. THAT LED US TO WHERE WE'RE AT NOW AND THEN BECAUSE THERE WERE A COUPLE KIND OF KEY DECISION POINTS. ONE IS THAT IT WAS OUR PREFERENCE TO PURCHASE THE LAND. UM FROM THE VISUAL AID VOLUNTEERS THAT THEY INDICATED THAT WAS NOT AN OPTION. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEPARATE THE PARKING LOT FROM THE BUILDING.

AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED DOWN A PATH OF A PARTNERSHIP WHERE WE LEASE THE LAND, UM, FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, WE ENDED UP AT 10 YEARS. THAT WAS THEIR PREFERENCE. THIS REALLY IN PART WAS BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH WITH A PROPERTY OWNER AND A NONPROFIT DOWNTOWN. SO I THINK IF COUNSEL WANTS AND SO DIRECT, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK AND TRY TO GET A LONGER TERM FOR THAT LEASE. IF THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU ALL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE WITH THE INVESTMENT BECAUSE IT IT IS AND I, YOU KNOW IN A PERFECT WORLD. WE WOULD PURCHASE THIS, UM, MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT WOULD BE IN THE CITY'S PARKING INVENTORY FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME OR END UP BEING DEVELOPED INTO A INTO A BUILDING AT SOME POINT AS WELL. WE CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO THAT. BUT GIVEN WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS AT THE 10 YEAR LEASE WAS REALLY AS FAR AS WE COULD GET WITH BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS LAND. CRYSTAL. YOU MAY WANT TO TOUCH ON THE LAYOUT.

PART OF THAT. COUNCILMAN HYDRANT REGARDING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THAT. WE LOOK AT OTHER, UM, OPPORTUNITIES OR, YOU KNOW, DESIGN LAYOUTS OF THE ANSWER IS DEFINITELY YES. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD WITH DOING THAT AND I AGREE WITH YOU ON THE SECOND OF THE IDEAL SITUATION WOULD BE TO HAVE A SECOND DRIVEWAY. HOWEVER WE WOULD PROBABLY END UP LOSING. I THINK IT WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF FIVE OR SIX PARKING SPACES. SO IN ORDER TO TRY AND GET AS MANY PARKING SPACES IN THE SMALL AREA THAT WE HAD. WE MADE THE DECISION TO NOT HAVE THAT SECOND EXIT AS WELL AS REDUCED THE DRIVEWAY ON SEVENTH STREET THAT ALLOWED US TO MAINTAIN, UH, ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES ON SEVENTH STREET AS WELL IF WE HAD DONE THE IDEAL SITUATION, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD A NET GAIN OF AROUND. I THINK I WANT TO SAY IT WAS LIKE 10 PARKING SPACES WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, SO IT WAS AN EFFORT TO TRY AND MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET ON SUCH A AND A SMALL PARCEL OF LAND. IT'S ALSO

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THE SQUARE AREA IS GONNA LOOK LIKE WHEN IT GETS THERE. AND PEOPLE ARE COMING DOWN. UH WANT TO AVOID SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT I KNOW HAVE OCCURRED IN OTHER CITIES. WE TAKE THEM WITH LATE NIGHT PARKING, PUBLIC PARKING. SO DO WE KNOW IT WAS IT'S JUST IT'S JUST GONNA BE ACCESSIBLE.

24 7. UM FREE FREE THE OPERATIVE WORD BEING FREE PARKING. CAN YOU COMING ON THAT AT ALL I MIGHT HAVE. I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF YOU. GO AHEAD. FINE YES, IT WOULD BE, UH 24 7 FREE PUBLIC PARKING ON THE LOT OTHER THAN BEFORE SPOTS THAT WOULD BE SIGNED. FOR THE VISUAL AID.

VOLUNTEER EMPLOYEES, BUT THOSE SIGNS THOSE SPACES WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE BUSINESS DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SO NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS THAT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PARKING THIS FOR SPACES THAT WOULD BE SIGNED. AND THEN I'D ALSO ADD AND IN IN REGARDS TO THE AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY WOULD MAINTAIN THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL THROUGHOUT THE CONTRACT. SO IF ANOTHER OFFER WAS MADE ON THE PROPERTY, THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MATCH THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ANY EXCUSE ME ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE SIDE OF UM. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON THE TERMS. UM YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A WORTHY EFFORT TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT LONGER LEASE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S AH! YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S CERTAINLY FEASIBLE.

BUT OUR ATTORNEY IS. GOING TO TELL ME DIFFERENTLY KNOWN, OH, IT'S A LONGER LEASE MIGHT BE AVAILABLE, BUT AS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT AND IT'S CLOSELY RELATED TO IT LONGER TERM IS AN OPTION.

OPTION OF FIVE YEAR OPTION OR A 10 YEAR OPTION. THAT WAY, IT GIVES THEM WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE ABILITY TO RENEGOTIATE THE PRICE AS THOSE ESCALATE THROUGH THE YEARS. IT GIVES THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME BACK TOGETHER AND NEGOTIATED PRICE. AND IF WE DON'T REACH NEGOTIATION, WE CAN JUST GET OUT. WE DON'T HAVE TO EXERCISE THAT RIGHT FOR AN OPTION. SO IF THAT'S COUNCILS PLEASURE, UM I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING AN OPTION. SO IF YOU COULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH HIM, THANK YOU, MR ENGLAND. APPRECIATE UM, AND THEN WE'LL BRING THIS BACK

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[4A. Introduction of a new member of Team Garland: Tony Irvin, Director of the StreetDepartment]

I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TODAY CRYSTALS KIND OF GIVING YOU MY BIO HERE IN NORTH TEXAS ABOUT 20 YEARS WITH VARIOUS PUBLIC AGENCIES IN VARIOUS CIVIL ENGINEERING ROLES. UM I TALKED A LITTLE BIT IN MY INTERVIEW PROCESS ABOUT HOW IMPRESSED I WAS WITH THE INVESTMENT THAT YOU ALL HAVE MADE. IN YOUR COMMUNITY BY THE BOND PROGRAM, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY BY WAY OF STREETS SO AGAIN, SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. VERY GOOD. WELL, WE ARE WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AND STREETS. ARE A FREQUENT TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AMONGST THIS GROUP. UM AND I WILL TELL YOU, UM. YEAH WHEN YOU COME TO SPEAK TO US IN THE FUTURE, YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS BE WELCOMED IT WITH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THAT'S THAT IS THAT IS NOT IT'S NOT REALLY A STANDARD THAT WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, BUT I'M NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO APPLAUD YOU IN EVERY TIME. ALRIGHT WELL VERY WELL ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL YEAH. NEXT UP ITEM FOUR B INTRODUCTION OF A NEW MEMBER OF TEAM GARLAND, BILL

[4B. Introduction of a new member of Team Garland: Bill Wilson, Director of FacilitiesManagement]

THIS HAS BEEN A CAREER GOAL OF MINE FOR MANY YEARS TO WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION THIS SIZE AND SCOPE. UM AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE OF WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES TO THE BEST STANDARDS THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. WELL, WELCOME. THANK YOU. OKAY? YEAH AND PLEASE APPLAUSE

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[4C. 2023-2024 CDBG, HOME and ESG Federal Grant Allocation Process]

THESE WORKSHEETS ARE DUE BACK TO ME ON JUNE 12TH SO I CAN GET THEM READY FOR OUR JUNE 19TH COUNCIL MEETING. UM WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON JUNE 19TH AND OUR FINAL ALLOCATION DISCUSSION WILL BE JULY 10TH. SO WE HAVE SOME TIME TO GO THROUGH IT. AND YOU KNOW YOU GUYS CAN LOOK THROUGH IT. AND IF YOU SEE ANY CHANGES OR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED, WE CAN DO THAT SINCE WE HAVE SEVERAL WORK SESSIONS. UM FINAL APPROVAL. WE'RE LOOKING AT JULY 11TH THAT GIVES ME ABOUT 29 DAYS TO GET EVERYTHING READY AND SUBMITTED TO HURT BY AUGUST 10TH. THIS YEAR. WE ARE I KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING. SOMETIMES WHEN I COME BEFORE COUNCIL, IT'S AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT. BUT THIS YEAR, THESE ARE THE AMOUNTS. CDBG WILL BE GETTING 2,000,001 24 9 30 WE HAVE SOME CARRYOVER FUNDING OF 4 28 4 50 THAT WE GET TO REALLOCATE. OF THAT AMOUNT FOR ADMINISTRATION. 424,009 86 GOES TO OUR DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER THE GRANTS. UM PUBLIC

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THEY WERE OFFERED IN THE FORM OF THE GRANT, SO OUR HOMEOWNERS DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BACK , AND MOST OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE TWO ELDERLY OR DISABLED PEOPLE. UM IT'S OPEN TO OTHERS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF WHO WE SERVE WITH THE HOUSING PROJECTS FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED SO THAT THAT'S A BIG, UM PLUS FOR THEM. WE DO THINGS LIKE H V A C REPAIR , ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, MAJOR PLUMBING REPAIRS, AND WE'LL DO MODIFICATIONS FOR HANDICAPPED MODIFICATIONS IF THEY IF THEY NEED THEM. UM LAST YEAR WE HAD A GREAT HOUSE PROGRAM. WE PURCHASED THREE HOMES AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATING THEM, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SELL THEM TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THOSE BUYERS ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO PUT $500 DOWN. SO IN THIS MARKET HAPPENED TO PUT A $500 DOWN PAYMENT TO BUY A HOUSE IS A IS A GREAT BENEFITS. AND WE FUNDED OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT . SO WE IN THE PAST WE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR STAFF TO WORK IN LOW INCOME AREAS AND, YOU KNOW, DO HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS AS WELL. SO IN TOTAL LAST YEAR, CDBG PROVIDED 2231 PEOPLE SERVICES FROM THE GRANT. SO THESE THESE FUNDS PROVIDE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF HELP. OUR NEXT GRANT THAT WE HAVE AS OUR HOME IN FULL FUNDING REAL THIS YEAR, WE'LL GET 741,993 OF THAT. 74,000 IS FOR STAFF COST. WE DO. WE ARE REQUIRED TO PUT 15% DOWN AS A SET ASIDE FOR A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. UM, THAT EQUATES TO ONE. 111,000 TO 99. TYPICALLY THAT HAS GONE TO HABITAT HABITAT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S APPLIED FOR IT AGAIN THIS YEAR, SO BY ASSUMPTION IS GOING TO GO TO HAPPEN AGAIN THIS YEAR. UM AND THEN CITY PROJECT FUNDING. THIS IS WHERE OUR DEPARTMENT WE BUY AND BUILD AND RESALE HOUSING. WE HAVE $555,701 DO THAT. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE. SEVEN HOUSES AND IN THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO COMPLETE AND PROVIDE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES. THAT KIND OF JUMPED AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE. THE NEW CONSTRUCTION SINGLE FAMILY PROGRAM HAS SIX HOUSES. SORRY I SAID 73 OF THOSE WERE THROUGH OUR HABITAT AND THREE OR THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO HAVE SPECIAL FINANCING FOR THESE HOUSES. UM BORROWERS ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO PUT $500 DOWN. WE TAILOR THE MORTGAGE TO FIT THEIR INCOME. IF THEY HAVE GOOD CREDIT , AND THEY'RE CREDIT WORTHY, AND, YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD BE AN ASSET AS FAR AS KEEPING THE HOUSE PAYMENTS AND EVERYTHING UP. TYLER THE MORTGAGE TO THEIR INCOME, SO WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY THERE AND ALL THOSE PAYMENTS THAT THE BORROWER IS MAKE. THEY COME BACK TO US, AND I GO BACK INTO THIS HOME PROGRAM FOR NEW PROJECTS. SO IN SOME YEARS, IT'S VERY SUBSTANTIAL. WE AVERAGE AROUND $300,000 A YEAR JUST IN PRIVATE PAYMENTS COMING BACK IN. SO THAT ALLOWS US TO DO ABOUT ONE HALF IN THIS MARKET. AND SO LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF SIX FAMILIES BENEFITED FROM OUR PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH HOME IN FILM. E S G IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR STANDARD GRANTS. WE DON'T GET A LOT ON THIS, BUT IT STILL PROVIDES A LOT OF BENEFIT. UM $14,000 COMES TO FOR STAFF TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM FOR SHELTER AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THESE ARE FOR HOMELESS AND, UH NEAR HOMELESS PERSONS. UM THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS 100,001 12 9 19 AND THEN THE RAPID REHOUSING HOMELESS PREVENTION IS RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THAT 61,005 47 WITH THIS GRANT, IT CAN ONLY GO

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THAT THIS GRANT HAS HELPED, UM THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE 21. PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THAT. SO JUST KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS. SOME OF THEM SEEM REAL SMALL, BUT THEY HAVE A BIG IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS OUR ONE TIME HOME HOME ART FUNDING. THIS IS OUR ONE TIME GRANT PROGRAM. UM BACK IN MARCH . I BELIEVE WE COUNSEL HAD SET ASIDE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH ITS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. AND THEN THEY ALSO, UM MADE THE DECISION TO PUT THE REST OF THAT TOWARDS AFFORDABLE RADIO RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. WE DID GET ONE APPLICATION FOR THE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT THAT'S IN YOUR PACKETS, AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. UM THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE TO PRETTY MUCH BENEFIT THE SAME THING R E S G. GRANT DOES, WHICH IS HOMELESS OR NEAR HOMELESS PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. SO I'VE PROVIDED THE APPLICATIONS AND SUMMARIES OF THAT IN YOUR WORKBOOK THAT YOU RECEIVED. WE'VE ALSO MADE SOME STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU CAN GO THROUGH THOSE. AND IF YOU SEE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE. WE'RE OPEN TO THAT, BUT WE JUST DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS SINCE THIS HAS BEEN BEFORE COUNCIL UM, IN MARCH AND WE CAN MOVE ON FROM THERE. HOPEFULLY WHEN WE GET THIS STARTED, WE'LL HAVE SOME RENTAL UNITS DEVELOPED AND WE'LL HAVE SOME SOME GOOD. AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE APPLICANT. AND I ALSO WANTED TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT. SORRY UM, PRIOR YEARS, ONGOING ONE TIME GRANT PROGRAMS WE HAVE WE STILL HAVE OUR CDBG CARES AT GRANT R E S G CARES, ACT FUNDING GRANTS OPEN. WE ARE STILL ADMINISTERING FUNDING FOR THOSE ON CDBG. TO DATE, WE HAVE HELPED 2145 PEOPLE WITH THE CDBG CARES ACT FUNDING. UM THAT IS AS OF LAST YEAR. I'M SORRY. THAT'S NOT TODAY. TODAY PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS THROUGH CDBG CARES. ACT WE'VE HELPED 5062 PEOPLE. SO OVER THE THREE YEARS, 5000 PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED FROM THOSE PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT COUNCIL ALLOCATED AND MY DECISIONS ON UM IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN A BLESSING TO FOR THE FREE MEDICAL SERVICES, THE COUNSELING SERVICES, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES. UM IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAD A MAJORITY OF THAT FUNDING WENT TO THE PARKLAND CLINIC MEDICAL REAL RENOVATION PROGRAM, AND THEY DID FINISH THAT LAST OCTOBER. I BELIEVE SO, UM, THEY WERE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEIR CLINIC RENOVATION DONE OVER ON THE CARVER AT THE CARVER CENTER.

YES G CARES. ACT FUNDING. THIS GRANT GOES AWAY IN SEPTEMBER, UM BY REGULATIONS THAT FUNDING IN SEPTEMBER 30TH TODAY. UM WE HAVE HELPED 816 PEOPLE WITH THIS. THE FUNDING WAS NOT AS SUBSTANTIAL AS THE CDBG FUNDING, BUT IT STILL HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE. UM 580 ELIGIBLE CLIENTS WERE PROVIDED WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND THAT THAT WAS A BIG HELP. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE NON FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GARLAND.

HOUSING FINANCE MINISTERS WERE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. UM SO FAR WE HAVE COMMITTED OR COMPLETED 65 PROJECTS THROUGH THE HFC PROGRAM. 35 ARE COMPLETED OR 28 ARE UNDERWAY.

AND WE WORK WITH THE CODE CARES PROJECTS. THEY REFER PEOPLE TO US TO HELP AND THEN WE ALSO JUST GET PEOPLE COMING IN THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS GRANT. SO THESE FUNDS ARE USED FOR CLIENTS THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, MIGHT NOT QUALIFY FOR THE TRADITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMS, BUT THEY STILL NEED ASSISTANCE. AND HE HAS PUT A, UM PREFERENCE ON VETERANS AND ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSONS. SO SO FAR, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. UM WITH THE G H F SEEN. WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE IT. IT HELPS A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND IT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. IN TOTAL LAST YEAR , 5666 PEOPLE WERE SERVED WITH THESE GRANT PROGRAMS AND 37 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SERVED THROUGH THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE JUST LAST YEAR. SO YOU KNOW IT SERVES. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY BENEFICIAL. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNSEL FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING OUR PROGRAMS AND GIVING GOOD INSIGHT AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO AND GOOD SUGGESTIONS, AND I KNOW THE CITIZENS APPRECIATE, UM, THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON THESE GRANT FUNDS. WITH THAT I'M OPEN FOR

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ARE WE. THERE WE GO. PHONES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE PRESENTLY. YES, SIR. AND DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR ACTUAL HOUSING OR SOME TYPE OF FACILITY FOR HOMELESS IN THE FUTURE? RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IT FOR AFFORDABLE, REALLY RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE HAD ONE APPLICATION. AND IF COUNCIL APPROVES THAT APPLICATION, THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. UM IT'S BEFORE YOU NOW AND YOU CAN GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT THE SUMMARIES AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO GO WITH IT. IF YOU DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, YOU KNOW, APPROVE THE APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED. WE CAN PUT IT OUT FOR ANOTHER R F. Q. OKAY, BUT IN FACT, IF WE DID APPROVE IT, WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT A FACILITY NOW, ACTUALLY IN GARLAND. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

CUSTOMER, WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MARY, UM, VIDEO UNION, BECKY AND MONA. THANK YOU ALL. AS ALWAYS, FOR THIS IS GREAT PROGRAM. I CALLED THIS TO PEOPLE'S PROGRAM AND YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB EVERY YEAR. JUST A QUESTION FOR YOU THIS APARTMENT FOR YOU, MY MOM. AH HAVING NAVIGATED THE. THE SPREADSHEET, YOU KNOW, AND BEING INVOLVED IN SOME SOME CRASHES. AND ESPECIALLY WHAT? WHAT WHAT SHOULD WE DO IF WE WENT INTO CHALLENGES? USE DEPRESSION. WOULD YOU COME IN ON THAT JUST FOR PRIMARY TO BENEFIT OF OUR NEWEST COUNCIL? PEOPLE WILL IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE SPREADSHEET, PLEASE CALL ME. UM YOU CAN CALL ME OR EMAIL ME. YOU HAVE MY EMAIL AND I'LL HAPPILY WALK YOU THROUGH. AND IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN'T GET THE SPREADSHEET TO DO IS THIS DESIGNED TO DO YOU CAN ALWAYS WE'LL. WE'LL GO THROUGH IT OVER THE PHONE OR I'LL BE HAPPY TO BEAT WITH YOU GO THROUGH IT SO I'M OPEN. HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO GET THE SPREADSHEET TO ME WOULD BE GREAT. YOU ARE THE HELPLINE HELPLINE. THERE YOU GO. I'M THE HELP DESK. THANK YOU, MATE. VERY GOOD AND GO AHEAD, MR EGGS. THERE WE GO, COUNCILMAN MORE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE CLEAR ON ON RESPONDING TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT THE ONE APPLICATION WE'VE GOTTEN . IF YOU GUYS CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT MOMENT AND BECKY THAT THAT'S NOT FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER. THAT'S FOR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY YEAH, SURE. WE RECEIVED THE APPLICATION FROM JONATHAN'S PLACE AND THIS FACILITY WOULD BE LOCATED ON THEIR LAND THAT THEY BUILD, AND IT'S FOR AGING OUT YOUTH GIRLS. 10. FOR UP TO 24 18 TO 24 TO HELP THEM WITH SERVICES TO SET THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH TO SUCCESS. QUESTIONS. OF COURSE, WE GET QUITE OFTEN. DO WITH. DOES GARLAND HAVE A FACILITY WHERE WE HOUSE, THE HOMELESS? AND OF COURSE WITHIN THE PAST, WE'VE SAID NO. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE WE WERE NOT PUTTING THAT MESSAGE OUT THERE THAT IN FACT, AT THIS POINT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THIS. THESE ARE NON CONGREGATE. HOUSING SO THESE ARE ACTUALLY APARTMENTS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN UNIT. THE PURPOSE OF THEM IS TRANSITIONAL TO HELP THEM. BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT, SO THEY HAVE TO LEARN TO PAY RENT, PAY THEIR UTILITIES, BUT THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNSELORS AT JONATHAN'S PLACE THAT DO CHECK IN ON THEM AND HELP ADVISE THEM TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT. AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING THE PUBLIC. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER THOUGH IN THE WAY OF PROVIDING SUCH THINGS AS A RENTALS AND MONIES THAT HOMELESS CAN BE PROVIDED SHELTER AND OTHER FACILITIES. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MR MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT WE LOOK FORWARD TO TOMORROW NIGHT TO HEARING FROM THE APPLICANTS AND WE'LL KEEP MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. NEXT UP ADAM FOUR D DOWNTOWN ORDINANCES IN POLICIES, PROGRESS REPORT.

[4D. Downtown Ordinances and Policies - Progress Report]

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AND ENSURING THAT OUR ORDINANCES MATCH THE REDESIGN OF THE SQUARE INCH STREETSCAPES. THE USE OF WIDER SIDEWALKS. SO WITH OUR NEW IMPROVED SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WERE JUST ESTABLISHING A HOW TO USE THAT NEW PUBLIC SPACE OR PROPOSING ONE. I SHOULD SAY A RATHER SO THIS WILL BE OUR FOCUS AREA. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OF DOWNTOWN, GIVEN WHATEVER CONVERSATION YOU'RE IN AT THE AT THE TIME. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. AND THIS IS YOUR DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT. IT'S ESTABLISHED IN THE GDC ALSO MIRRORS AND THE FOOTPRINT OF OUR IMPROVED AREAS IN DOWNTOWN. THE NORTHERN HALF, PREVIOUSLY IMPROVED THROUGH PRIVATE EXCUSE ME, PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AND THEN NOW NOW, WITH THE SIDEWALK ENHANCEMENTS UNDERWAY, THE BOTTOM HALF JOINING THAT AREA AS WELL. AND WE ALSO USE THIS AREA'S REFERENCE FOR OUR ELIGIBILITY ZONE AND THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. SO JUST TRYING TO ESTABLISH, UM A THREAD THERE IF YOU WILL. SHARED WASTE SERVICES JUST TO KIND OF BRING EVERYONE UP TO SPEED WHEN WE INTRODUCED THIS TOPIC BACK IN OCTOBER, I WOULD SAY THE EASIEST WAY TO SUMMARIZE THIS CHALLENGE IN DOWNTOWN IS THIS IS YOUR ONGOING BATTLE BETWEEN THE PEDESTRIAN IN THE VEHICLE AND A TRASHY WAY. SO THIS PICTURE AND IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF THIS ONGOING DILEMMA AS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN INCREASES IN THE DISTRICT, JUST AS WE WANT IT TO BRINGS ALONG SOME SOME URBAN CHALLENGES AS WELL AND THAT BEING IN THE FORM OF TRASH AND THE PICTURE OF THIS DUMPSTER HERE, UM IT FINDS ITSELF IN A PREDICAMENT. IF IT'S PARKED ON THE STREET. IT'S TAKING UP PARKING. IF IT'S ON THE SIDEWALK, IT IS BLOCKING THE PEDESTRIAN PATH. IT POSES A CHALLENGE FOR SIGHTLINES. IF YOU WILL FOR VEHICLES, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE POINTED OUT FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR. THIS DUMPSTER IS ACTUALLY LOCATED AT SIXTH STREET AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN MAIN AND AVENUE. A AND SO THAT'S WHERE WHEN FOLKS ARE EXITING FROM THE ALLEY ONTO SIXTH STREET. IF IT'S NOT IN THE RIGHT PLACE, IT'S JUST NOT. IT'S NOT A GOOD SITUATION. SO OUR GOAL THAT WE SHARED WITH COUNCIL BACK IN OCTOBER WAS TO ELIMINATE THESE OBSTACLES TO CONSOLIDATE THE 29 ALMOST 30 SANITATION ASSETS AND DOWNTOWN DOWN TO NINE AND TO REALLY GET THESE, UM THESE ASSETS OFF THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AND ON THE CITY OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE CHOSE A TOOL OF TACTICAL URBANISM AND WORKING WITH LOCAL ARTISTS AND OBVIOUSLY WORKING WITH OUR BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS THROUGH THE TRANSITION AND IDENTIFYING PROPERTIES FOR PLACING THE DUMPSTERS. VERY HAPPY TO BRAG IF YOU WILL, ON THE OUT OF THE BOX DUMPSTER BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM IF YOU'LL RECALL THE DUMPSTER ON THE

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SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WITH THIS, AND WITH THIS INITIATIVE WE ARE PROPOSING TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 2018 PARKING STUDY. AND TO ALSO FOCUS IN ON ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED.

EXCUSE ME TO FOCUS IN SPECIFICALLY ON PARKING MANAGEMENT, AND THAT'S IN REGARDS TO YOUR TIME TO STALL THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN. SO WHERE YOU HAVE THE THREE HOUR STALLS AND OR WHATEVER VARIATION BUT TO REALLY, UH FOCUSING ON. MONITORING THOSE STALLS AND THEN TO CREATE A CLEAR MESSAGE FOR THE END USER AS THEY'RE COMING TO THE DISTRICT TO FIND PARKING.

SO THE MAP YOU SEE HERE REPRESENTS OUR PARKING ORDINANCES IN PLACE TODAY WITHIN THAT FOCUS AREA, SO THIS IS AGAIN OUR HOUSE CLEANING INITIATIVE AND THAT THE MAP BUT IT ILLUSTRATES YOUR ON STREET PARKING OPTIONS. SO THOSE TIME STALLS I WAS REFERRING TO A MINUTE AGO AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY RANGE ANYWHERE FROM ONE HOUR TO THREE HOURS. UP TO FOUR HOURS AROUND THE SQUARE. UM AND THE ORDINANCES LISTED. HERE ARE THOSE THAT ESTABLISH THOSE THOSE TIMES STALLS. SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE PROPOSAL WE OFFER UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION , KEEPING IN MIND CAPITALIZING ON PARKING MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND A CLEAR MESSAGE FOR THE END USER. WOULD BE TO TAKE A DISTRICT APPROACH OF PRESERVING ON STREET PARKING FOR THOSE VEHICLES STAYING IN DOWNTOWN THREE HOURS OR LESS. AND WITH THAT WE WOULD THEN ENCOURAGE THOSE STAYING MORE THAN THREE HOURS OUT TO THE SURFACE LOTS. SO THAT'S TAKING YOU FROM WHERE WE ARE TODAY WHERE I DIDN'T KNOW IT EARLIER. YOU ALSO SEE THAT THE, UH THE FOOTPRINT OF ORDINANCES DOES NOT STRETCH ALL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. HERE WE ARE TODAY, TOO. THE SAME APPROACH THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FOR ON STREET PARKING, EXTENDING THE FOOT PRINT OUT ON STREET PARKING THREE HOURS OR LESS. MORE THAN THREE HOURS VEHICLES WOULD GO TO SURFACE LOTS. SO WITH THAT DISTRICT APPROACH, WE DO RECOGNIZE WE WOULD HAVE TO UP OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO REALLY WORK WITH ALL THE BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALL COMMUNICATING THE SAME MESSAGE TO OUR VISITORS.

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YOU COULD INCORPORATE BENCHES OR PLANTERS OR SEATING. UP TO 4 FT, OR 4 FT RATHER UP TO A TWO TOP TABLE AND 7 FT. UP TO A FOUR TOP TABLE AGAIN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS SIMPLY TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS, WE WOULD HAVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS THERE WOULD BE, UH, THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATE OUTDOOR FURNITURE, JUST ENSURING THAT'S WHAT'S INTENDED TO BE OUTSIDE IS OUTSIDE RATHER THAN INDOOR FURNITURE OUTSIDE AND THE PROGRAM OR APPLICANTS RATHER AND WOULD HAVE THEIR SPACE TO FIND SO RATHER THAN VERTICAL DELINEATION. WE WOULD PROPOSE SOME FLUSH MARKERS THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED BY THE CITY. AND SIMPLY PUT AS FAR AS VIOLATION.

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SO WE'VE COVERED QUITE A BIT OF GROUND THIS EVENING, AND THIS SLIDE JUST REPRESENTS A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED YOU. YOU HEARD A PROGRESS REPORT ON SHARED WAY SERVICES. WE DISCUSSED DOWNTOWN PARKING IN THE USE OF SIDEWALK SPACE. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS EVENING AND THIS COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON THE IDEAS PROPOSED THE POLICIES PROPOSED. AND SHOULD YOU BE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPOSAL? WE WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS JUNE 20TH FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL. VERY GOOD. TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS? PRO TIM MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM. I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF, UM THE DISTRICT WIDE PARKING, UM, TIMING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THE PLAN THAT YOU PRESENTED. I THINK THAT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR EVERYBODY. AND IT WOULD ALSO DISCOURAGE EMPLOYEES FROM TAKING UP STREET PARKING AND BEING THERE EIGHT AND NINE HOURS. UM SO I THINK THAT'S SENSIBLE. I LIKE IT. UH QUESTION DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW? UM HOW HOW MUCH ARE ARE LIMITED PARKING HOURS BEING ENFORCED. HAVE YOU HEARD? SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT TODAY IT HAS BEEN DURING THE PANDEMIC AND DURING CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN VERY MUCH COMPLAINT DRIVEN AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT. OKAY THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I HAVE HEARD AS WELL. BUT I GET ALONG A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THAT IT'S NOT BEING ENFORCED. SO AS WE MOVE ALONG, AND ESPECIALLY AFTER THE SQUARE OPENS, I WOULD EXPECT US TO HAVE A MORE ROUTINE. UM ENFORCEMENT OF THAT, UM, A QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM THE LICENSED LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE SIDEWALK USE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, IF A BUSINESS THAT HAS LICENSED THAT AREA, UM, DOESN'T COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT THAT WILL BE A VIOLATION ON THEIR PART, AND THAT LICENSE CAN BE PULLED. BUT UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I HEAR FROM A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES WHO HAVE HAD PEOPLE COME IN WHO ARE DISRUPTIVE? AND THEN BY THE TIME THE POLICE ARRIVED, THEY'VE STEPPED OUTSIDE ONTO A PUBLIC SIDEWALK AND ARE NOT ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED. WILL THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT PROVIDE AUTHORITY TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS? TO BE ABLE TO CRIMINALLY TRESPASSED SOMEONE CAUSING TROUBLE IN THAT AREA. THEY'VE LICENSED THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CREDIBLY TRESPASSED THEM. THE LICENSE AGREEMENT IS GIVING THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE BUSINESS OWNER, A POSSESSORY INTEREST. UM, THAT'S THAT'S PRIME OVER THE REST OF THE PUBLIC, AND SO THEY'RE ABLE AS AS THE AS THE ENTITY OR THE PERSON WITH THAT POSSESSORY INTEREST. THEY'LL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY REMOVED IF THEY'RE BEING DISRUPTIVE. NOW AS FAR AS WHETHER THE D A WOULD ACCEPT A CRIMINAL TRESPASS CHARGE. PROBABLY NOT, BUT IT WOULD GIVE OUR POLICE OFFICERS THE ABILITY TO GO AND ASK THEM TO MOVE ON AND TO LEAVE AND ACTUALLY FILL OUT OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS FORM IF THEY WOULD GIVE THEM THEIR INFORMATION. SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, THEY CAN ENFORCE CRIMINAL TRESPASS. THANK THANK YOU AND THAT THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. UM HMM. AND. I LIKE WHAT YOU PRESENTED. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I THINK THIS WILL , UM, LIKELY SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE SHARED WASTE SERVICES AND CONSOLIDATING A ZILLION DIFFERENT TRASH DUMPSTERS INTO MORE ACCEPTABLE PLACES AND ALSO MAKING THE DUMPSTERS MORE TRACKED. IP. UM I'VE SEEN THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DOWNTOWN AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN AN INCONVENIENCE FOR SEVERAL OF OUR BUSINESSES. BUT BY AND LARGE, I THINK THEY'VE ALSO SEEN BENEFITS FROM IT AND HAVE BEEN, UM SUPPORTIVE. SO BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AH! USE OF SAD WALK SPACE. THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM AND THAT LOOKED THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION . EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. BUT. FOR ACTIVE DISCUSSION, FOLKS AND IN MY DISTRICT UM WHO ARE BIKERS. AND I'M I'M TALKING. I'M NOT TALKING MOTORCYCLE, SOME TALKING BICYCLES. MOST IN DOWNTOWN. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN HERE THAT EVEN REFERENCE OR ADDRESSED. THAT SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS THAT COVERED UNDER USE OF SIDEWALK SPACE, OR IS THAT SOMETHING SEPARATE OUR MATT ? HOW IS THAT CONNECTED AT ALL WITH THIS MISSISSIPPI? ATTORNEY HELP ME. THAT'S A QUESTION I'VE GOT. WE HAVE A SEPARATE ORDINANCE DEALING WITH SIDEWALKS ON SITE. UM SORRY, DEALING WITH

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ESPECIALLY WITH THE SIDEWALK SPACE. UM I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE COULD MAYBE TAKE A HALF A FOOT OFF TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO PUT THINGS OUT ON THE SIDEWALKS, I THINK LIKE THE WHOLE BISTRO OUTDOORS SEATING THING IS AWESOME. UM.

THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO THE OF THE PEDESTRIAN PATH. AND THEN I REALLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THE TRASH RECEPTACLES, BUT I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW OFTEN THEY'RE EMPTIED. I KNOW THAT SANITATION DOESN'T WORK ON SUNDAYS AND A SATURDAY WOULD PROBABLY CREATE A LOT OF TRASH. SO UM, I JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING ADEQUATE SERVICES. UM TO GET THOSE DUMPSTERS EMPTIED, SINCE THEY'RE ALL HAVING TO SHARE. IT'S JUST A LOT. UM ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WHAT OUR INTENTION IS TO MAINTAIN THAT OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE BUSINESSES AND THE CUSTOMERS SO THAT IF THEY DO NEED TO BE SERVICED MORE FREQUENTLY WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT A DOUBT. YES THANK YOU. FOR THAT REMINDER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ABSOLUTELY. CUSTOMER. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR, UM, ON THE ANNUAL LICENSE. USE AGREEMENT. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS, IS THE LICENSE FOR THE BUSINESS. IS IT JUST DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESS? UM THEY LIKE IF SOMEONE DECIDES WELL, WE'VE GOT A LAWYER. HE HAS HIS OFFICE.

IT'S RIGHT ON THE SQUARE. HE PROBABLY IS NOT GOING TO BE PUTTING CAFE TABLES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OUTSIDE, BUT COULD HE GOOD THAT SPACE BE USED BY INTRINSIC? THAT'S NEXT DOOR. AT THIS POINT. THE PROPOSAL IS THAT THE FOOTPRINT IF YOU WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THEIR BUILDING FOOTPRINT AS WELL. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SO NOT AS IT'S CURRENTLY DRAFTED, BUT IF THEY DECIDED TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH WITH, UM SINISTER STAFFORD NEXT DOOR. COULD WOULD THERE BE ANYTHING THAT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM? SO PARTICULARLY ALONG STATE STREET . WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY. UM SO THEY AND CORRECT ME IF I'M SPEAKING OUT OF TURN HERE, BUT THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT TO UTILIZE THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY PERTAINS MOSTLY THE MAIN STREET OR WHAT STREETS IS IT THAT THAT IT DOES PREVENT? IT APPLIES TO THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. UM BUT AS WE HAVE A FEW SEGMENTS OF STREETS IN DOWNTOWN, WHERE THE BUSINESS THE PROPERTY LINE EXTENDS OUT FURTHER AND SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT TO UTILIZE THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT IF THEY WANTED TO UTILIZE FROM THE BACK OF CURB IN 6 FT. BETWEEN THE SIXTH, THE 6 FT AND THEN THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY. THERE WAS ANY SPACE IN BETWEEN, AND THEY WANTED TO UTILIZE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT FOR THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF SPACE. VERY GOOD. AND, UM. SO

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GREAT PRESENTATION. JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS ONE. SO ON THE SO I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM IN THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT WHERE WE'RE CONSOLIDATING WASTE SERVICES. UM THAT'S ALL BEING HANDLED THROUGH THE CITY. GARLAND SANITATION. YES SIR. AND SO, UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR BRIAN OR NOT, BUT THEN SO HAVE HAVE WE ALREADY WRITTEN UP WHERE WE'RE DISALLOWING PRIVATE WASTE SERVICES IN THAT REGION. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S TRULY A PILOT PROGRAM. UM, AND IT'S ALL THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE WITH THE BUSINESS IS, UH, WE'RE NOT TO THAT POINT QUITE YET. OKAY SPEAKING BACK TO THAT OPEN DIALOGUE, AND, UM MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS, UH, SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED AND WHATNOT THERE. PERFECT YEAH, AND THAT'S THE THING RIGHT, AND THIS IS TO GET TO MARGARET'S POINT AS WELL AS WE'RE CONSULTING FROM, LIKE 26 DOWN TO NINE THAT'S GOING TO THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT MORE. A LOT MORE EFFORT FROM THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT AND OKAY. SO. I JUST WANT TO SEE IF WE HAVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE. IF THAT'S NOT IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT IF WE DON'T GET BACK OURSELVES INTO A CORNER THERE, UM AND THEN SORRY, IF YOU LIKE YOUR REAL IS HERE, SANITATION YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT A BIT. MORE THAN ME. SERIAL YEAH, JUST TELL ME. YEAH, I CAN ANSWER THAT. SO WE'VE WE'VE CONSOLIDATED ABOUT 82% OF THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN. AND TO THIS DAY, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED A SINGLE COMPLAINT. AS FAR AS FREQUENCY. WE'RE ONLY FIVE MINUTES AWAY. SO IF WE NEED TO MAKE THE TRIP TWICE A DAY, WE CAN DO THAT. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED A SINGLE COMPLAINT TO THE STATE AND ALSO TO COUNCIL MEMBER LOCKED POINT. CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT WEEKEND SERVICES? AH WE'RE ONLY CLOSED ON SUNDAYS. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES GOTTA GET COLLECTED ON SATURDAY AND FIRST THING ON MONDAY. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. THIS IS ABOUT PARKING. SO THE I REALLY LIKE THAT. I KNOW IT'S PART THAT'S REALLY CUTE. UM IS THAT AVAILABLE ON THE CITY APP? I COULDN'T FIND IT. WHEN I LOOKED FOR IT. IT WILL BE. IT WILL BE OKAY. OKAY THANK YOU, LADIES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. EVERYWHERE NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT CHARGE WOULD BE SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. UM, SO MY QUESTION IS WITH THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL OF THE TRASH RECEPTACLES. UM SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE WALKING TRASH DOWN ALLEYS WHICH ARE DARK IN A LITTLE BIT CREEPY. SO HAVE WE CONSIDERED ADDING LIKE LIGHTING OR ANY KIND OF SAFETY. FEATURES FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING TO GO DOWN AN ALLEY. ON A WEEKEND NIGHT. I MEAN FISHING TALES. I KNOW IT'S OPEN THERE IN THERE TIL MIDNIGHT, ONE O'CLOCK SOMETIMES. SO UM, JUST MAKING SURE LIKE THAT THEY'RE SAFE TO DO SO. WITHOUT YOU KNOW, BEING SCARED FOR THEIR SAFETY? WE WOULDN'T WANT TO CREATE THAT SITUATION SO ALL ABSOLUTELY CIRCLE BACK WITH THE BUSINESSES ON THE BLOCKS FOR THAT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE AND SEE IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

OKAY? VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ANY OPPOSITION TO MOVING FORWARD TO BRINGING THIS BACK FORMAL CONSIDERATION ON JUNE 20TH. I SEE NONE. LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR E RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT PROCESS, MR BELICHICK.

[4E. Right of Way Permit Process]

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OBVIOUSLY YOUR UTILITY POLES AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON TO THE RIGHT HERE, OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION.

OBVIOUSLY YOUR ELECTRIC IS GPL AND ENCORE. THEY'RE USUALLY ON THE VERY TOP AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE ON THE PICTURE HERE RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP IS YOUR ELECTRIC JUST BELOW THAT ABOUT WHERE THE BUCKET IS ON THE BUCKET TRUCK. IS YOUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS LYING THERE ALWAYS, UM, ATTACHED TO THE POLLS AT A LOWER ELEVATION. AND THOSE ARE YOUR 18 T FRONTIER AND SPECTRUM THERE. THAT'S WHERE THEY ATTACH THE UTILITY POLES. SO UM, TYPICALLY WHEN YOU SEE DANGLING WIRES, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN A LITTLE BIT, IT'S USUALLY IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OWN THAT YOU SEE HIM HANGING DOWN.

IF YOU SEE ONE HANGING FROM THE TOP, WE HAVE A WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS SO UM AND ANOTHER TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION . THAT'S BIG BECOME MUCH MORE COMMON LATELY IS DIRECTIONAL DRILLING. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST. UM BESIDES OVERHEAD IS ONE OF THE MOST LEAST INVASIVE.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE BIG TRENCHES OPEN CUT IN A SUBDIVISION, ESPECIALLY IN A SUBDIVISION.

THIS WORKS GREAT. UM IT'S A IT'S A SMALLER FOOTPRINT YOU CAN SEE THE MACHINE IS PRETTY GOOD SIZED , AND IT HAS SOME WEIGHT TO IT. AND IF YOU LOOK UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE IN THIS PICTURE, THEY ACTUALLY ALTHOUGH THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT TORN UP, THEY ACTUALLY WILL PLACE PLYWOOD DOWN ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY SO THAT IT DOES. IT HAS LESS OF AN IMPACT ON THEIR PROPERTY ABOUT LEAVING . YOU KNOW, BIG SYNC SINKHOLES WHERE THE FOOTINGS ARE OR SOMETHING FOR THE MACHINE. BUT

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THEN YOU HAVE ONE THAT'S GOING DIAGONAL. THERE'S A LARGE BLACK PIPE THAT GOES DIAGONAL. ALL WITHIN JUST INCHES OF EACH OTHER THROUGH THIS, THIS LOCATION AND THE TOP IT OFF. THERE'S THERE IF YOU CAN SEE AT THE BACK HERE BEYOND THE SANDBAG ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER, THERE'S KIND OF THIS L SHAPED PIPE THAT SITS IN THERE. I'M BELIEVE THAT MAY BE EITHER A WATER SERVICE OR POSSIBLY EVEN A GAS LINE SERVICE. UM AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IN SMALL AREAS. WE HAVE TONS OF STUFF NOW IT'S NOT AS BAD AS THOSE THOSE CLASSIC PICTURES THAT YOU SEE IN NEW YORK, WHERE YOU HAVE UTILITIES JUST GOING EVERY WHICH DIRECTION BUT WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THAT DO COME IN CONFLICT WITH ONE ANOTHER. AND THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS IS TO ACTUALLY OPEN. CUT IT. YOU HAVE TO OPEN CUT IT TO GET PAST EVERYTHING. ANOTHER TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION ISSUE IS LIMITED SPACE. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN HERE IN GARLAND. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS. BUT IN THIS PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ABOUT A 10 FT WIDE EASEMENT. IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THAT. THERE. LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BE SOME FENCE ENCROACHING HERE. BUT THERE'S GAS METERS ON THE LEFT SIDE DOWN THE ALLEY ABOVE THAT YOU CAN.

YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT. IT'S KIND OF HIDDEN IN THE TREES, BUT THERE IS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE OVERHEAD ON THAT SAME SIDE, UM, ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE IN THE VERY FAR BACK, THERE'S A UTILITY POLE. IT LOOKS LIKE ELECTRIC. MAYBE ON THE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PHOTO COMING BACK AND FORTH AND OVERHANGING AND THEN DOWN HERE AT THE VERY BOTTOM. I'M GOING TO ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT. YOU SEE, THERE'S A LITTLE ROUND CAP HERE. WELL, THAT'S TYPICALLY A WATER WATER LINE VALVE COVER, SO THERE'S A WATER LINE THAT GOES DOWN THIS EASEMENT AS WELL. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THIS ONE LITTLE SMALL EASEMENT. AND THERE'S A BACKHOE BUCKET SITTING HERE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING READY TO PERFORM SOME WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS GOING TO BE DIGGING OUT THERE BUT THAT THAT BACK UP A BUCKET IS ALMOST AS WIDE AS THE EASEMENT ITSELF. SO THESE ARE THESE ARE CONSTRUCTION ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACED WITH WHEN UTILITIES ARE OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUST VERY THIS IS WHEN THINGS GET HIT. THE GAS MAIN GETS HIT, SOMETHING GETS HIT. IT COULD BE MARKED, BUT BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN'T AVOID IT. UM SOME THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS GET INVOLVED IN FROM TIME TO TIME, PROBABLY ALMOST DAILY. EVERYBODY HAS SEEN THIS THIS WONDERFUL EXHIBIT, BUT IT IS IT IS YOUR TYPICAL PEDESTAL DAMAGE YOUR SOMETIMES SEE HIM CRUSHED. SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE THEM WITH WIRES. PANEL WE MISSING WIRES ARE HANGING OUT. BUT THESE ARE YOUR TELECOMMUNICATION PEDESTALS . THESE OUR OWN, TYPICALLY BY AT AND T FRONTIER IN SPECTRUM. AND IF YOU CALL, OUR OFFICE WILL GET A HOLD OF THE RIGHT COMPANY OR OR I'LL SHOW YOU SOME WAYS TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US THAT ARE MORE BENEFICIAL IN A LOT EASIER AND MORE STREAMLINED. BUT YEAH, THESE THESE ARE A DAILY OCCURRENCE. WE I KNOW WE RECEIVED. I THINK TWO OR THREE JUST TODAY ALONE AND THEN OVER THE WEEKEND, WE USUALLY RECEIVE ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN. SO TODAY WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A LIGHTER DAY, BUT WE RECEIVED THESE CONSTANTLY , UH, ANOTHER TYPE OF DAMAGE UTILITY I MENTIONED IT BEFORE.

IS YOUR DANGLING WIRES AGAIN. MOST OF THEM ARE USUALLY THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OWN THAT THAT'S THE ONES THAT YOU SEE DANGLING DOWN BY THE STREET. UM IF YOU SEE THESE AGAIN, YOU CAN CONTACT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. UM AND WE'LL GET OUT THERE AND GET A HOLD OF THE RIGHT UTILITY COMPANY TO REPAIR THESE LINES AS WELL. YOU'LL ALSO SEE AND I DIDN'T HAVE A PICTURE

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SOMETIMES THOSE GET A LITTLE BIT KNOCKED OFF THEIR PEDESTAL. BUT WE CAN GET A HOLD OF THE RIGHT COMPANY. WHETHER IT'S ENCORE, OR G P AND L TAKE IT AND WE'LL STRAIGHTEN THAT UP, AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL SINK OR SETTLE. AND SO THEY'LL COME BACK AND LEVEL THOSE UP. BUT THE BEST WAY TO REACH US ON ALL THESE IS THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE, AND IF EVERYBODY'S BEEN THERE IS EVERYBODY FAMILIAR WITH THE ASSIST. BECAUSE I CAN CLICK ONTO IT AND WALK YOU THROUGH IT, BUT HE ASSIST IT'S ON THE MAIN LANDING PAGE. IT'S A BIG YELLOW ICON AT THE BOTTOM. AND YOU CAN GO THROUGH THERE AND ENTER IT IN AND THIS ACTUALLY GETS LOGGED INTO A BASICALLY A DATABASE SYSTEM. SO THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO TRACK IT. AND IN THERE ON THE FIFTH HEADING DOWN IS DAMAGED UTILITY EQUIPMENT CONCERNS AND THEN UNDERNEATH THAT THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT SECTIONS, INCLUDING THE PEDESTALS, INCLUDING OTHER DAMAGES, DANGLING WIRES. THAT TYPE OF THING. AND IF YOU GO IN THERE IN IN, OR ARE YOU ENCOURAGE YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO GO IN THERE AND PUT THEIR NAME INPUT? THE ADDRESS OF WHERE THE LOCATION IS THAT THEY KNOW THE ADDRESS.

SOMETIMES THERE IN THE ALLEY. IT'S HARD TO UNDER IDENTIFY THE EXACT ADDRESS, BUT, UM, BUT ALSO A TELEPHONE NUMBER AND THEIR NAME. IT HELPS US GET IN CONTACT WITH HIM. IN CASE WE HAVE TROUBLE FINDING IT. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. THERE'S ANOTHER LITTLE GRAY BUTTON IN THERE BECAUSE YOU CAN DO THIS ALL FROM YOUR CELL PHONE. TAKE A PICTURE AND UPLOAD THE PICTURE. A PICTURE IS WORTH 1000 WORDS OF FINDING OUT WHERE THIS IS AND THAT THAT MEANS EVERYTHING AND IT STREAMLINES OUR INSPECTORS PROCESS OF GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT THESE UM, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY, WE DO HAVE OUR TYPICAL EMAIL ADDRESS. ENGINEERING INFO AT GARLAND, TX DOT GOV. AND WE CAN GET IT OVER TO OUR RIGHT AWAY ADMINISTRATOR OR WE CAN EVEN GO THE OLD FASHIONED WAY OF A TELEPHONE CALL AT 972 TO 05 TO 170 AND IT'LL TAKE YOU TO A PHONE TREE,

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I KNOW, YOU KNOW. THOSE THOSE RIGHT OF WAYS. YOU KNOW, IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSES DOWN THE STREETS, WHATEVER ARE FAIRLY NARROW. AND THAT THAT ONE PICTURE YOU SHOWED YOU KNOW? I CAN ONLY IMAGINE ALL OF THIS STUFF THAT'S RUNNING UP AND DOWN THROUGH THOSE. I MEAN, AND EVERY TIME I SEE ONE OF THOSE LATERAL BORING MACHINES ON MY WHAT'S IT GONNA HIT? YOU KNOW HOW HOW THEY HOW THEY MANAGED TO, YOU KNOW, TO WEAVE THROUGH. WHAT'S ALREADY THERE IS PRETTY AMAZING. SO ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST VERBAL BRIEFING. WE ARE AT

[5. Announce Future Agenda Items]

REQUIRED. THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, FROG DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WHERE WE'RE. JUST SO HAPPENED JUST SO HAPPENS WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES THEM DOWNTOWN. I'M JUST NOT AWARE THAT WE'VE EVER REQUIRED IT BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON AS I WAS READING THROUGH IT. AND UM AS ALL OF YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF PARKING ORDINANCE DOWNTOWN BECAUSE IT RELATES THE PARKING OF BICYCLES ARE REQUIRED PARKING OF BICYCLES. TO REQUIRE PARKING DOWNTOWN, AND WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THAT ORDINANCE THAT CAN GET KIND OF MESSY, SO TECHNICALLY, THERE'S AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE, BUT IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE. IT NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON. OKAY, SO WE WORK ON IT THROUGH THE BIT. I THINK DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAN. MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS IS THE SECOND ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, BJ. PRO TIP MORRIS. THANK YOU, SIR. I HAVE ANOTHER REFERRAL FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UM, TO DISCUSS MAKING TREE MITIGATION DECISIONS, WHICH ARE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DECISION OR RECOMMENDATION RATHER THAN A REAL TIME COUNCIL DECISION. OKAY AND CUSTOMER. MORE IS A SECOND ON THAT. OKAY? ANYTHING ELSE? YES. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE COMMUNITY SERVICES TO CONSIDER EVENING UP THE REGISTRATION FEE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD TRUCKS BETWEEN THOSE PARTICIPATING ITS CITIZENS ORGANIZED EVENTS VERSUS CITY SPONSORED EVENTS. GUESS WHERE. WILLIAMS IS ON THAT SECOND ON THAT ONE. OKAY AND ONE MORE. ALRIGHT UM AND I DON'T THINK THIS NEEDS TO GO TO COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE BUT CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC FACING TELEVISIONS IN CITY FACILITIES TO HAVE CLOSED CAPTIONING TURNED ON AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE BUT NOT REQUIRE LOCAL GARLAND BUSINESSES TO DO THE SAME. AND LET'S YES NOT TO A COMMITTEE, BUT WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO A FUTURE WORK SESSION. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. YEAH, AND COUNSELOR LUCK. I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO LOOK INTO CREATING AN ANNUAL RESIDENTS SURVEY. ABOUT THEIR HAPPINESS IN THE CITY. WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE HAPPEN AND UM YEP. OKAY? I THINK WE DO THAT TYPICALLY FOR SMALLER PROJECTS, BUT I THINK A YEARLY A YEARLY SURVEY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE. WELL, SECOND AND WORK SESSION. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY A WORK SESSION ITEM RATHER THAN COMMITTEE ITEM

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[6. Council will move into Executive Session]

REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION CONFIDENTIALITY PRIVILEGE, PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND PLANNING AND ZONING DELIBERATIONS. LET'S HAVE EVERYBODY BACK AT 7 45, PLEASE.

AND AT THIS TIME WE ARE IN

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.