[Call to Order]
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WE'RE EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 1ST 2023 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS. IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INDICATION RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO OUR MEETING, AND THIS WILL BE LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE. AS FAR AS IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, AND YOUR DECISION WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING. TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DYLAN HEADRICK FROM DISTRICT SEVEN, SIR. HE'D LIKE TO JOIN ME IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY IS GRATEFUL PEOPLE. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO GATHER HERE TODAY AND DO THE WORK FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND. WE ASK YOU TO GRANT THIS COUNCIL WISDOM AND ALLOW US TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD SERVE WE ASK YOU ALSO TO BLESS OUR STUDENTS AS THEY RETURN TO THEIR STUDIES NEXT WEEK, WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND STAFF GUIDANCE AND WISDOM TO BEST INSTRUCT AND CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN. WE PRAY THAT YOU PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE FIREFIGHTERS , PARAMEDICS AS THEY TIRELESSLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TO BE WITH HIM ALWAYS AS THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR IMPORTANT DUTIES TO OUR CITY AND THE CITIZENS. WE ALSO PRAY THAT YOU LOOK TO OUR DRY HILLS AND FIELDS, DEAR GOD AND BLESS THEM WITH A LIVING BLESSING OF A SOFT RAIN. THEN THE LAND WILL REJOICE AND THE RIVERS WILL SING YOUR PRAISES, AND THE HEARTS OF ALL WILL BE MADE GLAD. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION $100 INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PROGRAM.
[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
WELL GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND , UH, AS WE AS WE DO AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EVERY MONTH, WE HAVE PET OF THE MONTH AND TONIGHT TONIGHT. WE HAVE A. VERY EXCITED OF THE MONTH WHO I SAW EARLIER WAS TRYING TO GET INTO THE SEAT HERE. UM, BUT CRYSTAL WHO IS WITH YOU TONIGHT? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL AND I AM ADOPTION SPECIALIST THAT GARLAND ANIMAL SERVICES, AND THIS IS A V A. V IS A THREE YEAR OLD LAB PIT MIX. SHE ACTUALLY IS VERY SPECIAL TO US AT THE SHELTER. SHE HAS BEEN UNDER OUR CARE FOR FOUR YEARS. JULY 28TH WAS HER YEAR AT THE SHELTER, SO WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT HER. WE KNOW THAT SHE IS KID FRIENDLY. SHE IS DOG FRIENDLY. BUT SHE IS NOT A FAN OF CATS. WE HAVE A SHELTER CAT, AND SHE DID NOT LIKE HER. UM SHE HAS HAD SOME BREAKS IN BETWEEN THE SHELTER, SO SHE'S HAD A HOME ENVIRONMENT BEFORE SHE WAS AN OWNER SURRENDER. THEY JUST HAD TO GIVE HER UP DUE TO THE COST OF OWNING A PET. AND UM , THE FOSTER PARENTS HAVE TAKEN HER IN, UM AND THEY I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HER, AND SHE'S REALLY SWEET. SHE LOVES MEETING NEW PEOPLE. BUT SHE HAS BEEN AT THE SHELTER. AND SO WE'RE JUST HERE SHOWCASING HER TONIGHT WHEN I MEAN HOMBRES CRYSTAL. AND KEN GARLAND YES, A V AND LA GUARDIA TRATO JULIO SUPERMAN, LAGUARDIA.I DON'T WE DON'T CARE. THEY HEADLINED LAGUARDIA TELCOS. SK IS NINOS CAN ALWAYS GATTO'S, UM , SO IT WAS NOT GONNA STAND LEAVING. ESSAYS. THE WEB'S AH. MARQUEZ. CAN SPIN. ADOPTIONS UH , THESE ARE 25 THIS MONTH. BUT FOR THIS, UM WE'RE DOING A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE. SO IF YOU BRING IN SCHOOL SUPPLIES, YOU GET A FREE ADOPTION ANYTIME. SO JUST BRING IN ANY SUPPLIES THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND WILL GIVE YOU A FREE ADOPTION. WE HAVE SEVERAL ANIMALS UP FOR ADOPTION. UM UH, THERE'S GONNA THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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ALRIGHT DEFINITELY UNDERSTOOD THAT NO GATTO'S PART OF THAT NEW EXACTLY WHERE SHE WAS IN THE IN THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND THE FIRST[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCILORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM NOW SEE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. COUNCIL. I DO HAVE A REQUEST FROM COUNCILOR. LUCK TO PULL ITEM. THREE D. THREE D WILL BE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. OKAY LET ME READ THROUGH IT. ADAM. ONE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 18 2023 REGULAR MEETING.ITEM TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BEDS ITEM TO A PALADIN INC. ADAM TO BE G P AND L.
UNDERGROUND DUCT BANK EXTENSION. ITEM THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNCIL APPROVES A REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION. ITEM THREE. A IS CASE Z 21-07 DDC INC IN DISTRICT ONE. ITEM THREE B IS ZONING KZ 21-41 HOMEYER ENGINEERING IN DISTRICT THREE. ITEM THREE C IS ONLY CASE Z 23-12 MANHART CONSULTING IN DISTRICT FIVE. MOVING NOW TO ITEM FOUR.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR THE PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR DUCK CREEK SOUTH EXTENSION TRAIL AND THE LAST ITEM FIVE BOND REFUNDING ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM.
COMMERCIAL PAPER NOTES THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM THREE D. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SAYING NONE.
COUNCILOR HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I MOVED TO PROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM THREE D. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM THREE D AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. MHM ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SING AND MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW GO BACK
[3d. Z 23-18, Petit-ECD (District 5)]
TO ITEM THREE D. THIS IS CASE ZONING KZ 23-18 PETTIT E. C D IN DISTRICT FIVE. CASA PERLA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN MY POSITION ON, UH, DENYING THIS. AT THE LAST MEETING. UM THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED ON 6 35. THE BUILDING HAS NO A C. THESE BAY DOORS WILL BE OPEN ALL THE TIME, AND THIS IS PURELY AN AESTHETIC ISSUE FOR ME, AND I WANT BETTER FOR SOUTHWEST GARLAND. I WANT WHAT PEOPLE SEE TO BE NICE AS THEY ENTER THE CITY. AND, UM I JUST FEEL LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER. THANK YOU. OKAY? MAYOR PRO TEM BASS. THANK YOU.MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE D ZONING CASES. Z 2318. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR WILLIAMS TO APPROVE ITEM THREE D. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SECRETARY TO THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. THAT'S A BAD SIGN. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED 8 TO 1 WITH COUNCILOR LOOK IN OPPOSITION. MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION THAT SECRETARY IF YOU COULD COVER THE SPEAKER. REGULATIONS PLEASE. YES SIR. 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 OF PRISONS 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 A PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.
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VERY GOOD, SO WE ARE TO ITEM SIX. HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ZONING CASES[Items 6a & 6b]
HERE THIS EVENING THAT BOTH HAVE TWO PARTS. FIRST ITEM IS SIX. A CONSIDERED SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS REQUEST BY VAL GUTIERREZ FOR A TRUCK REPAIR FACILITY. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 4003. MILLER PARK DRIVE IN DISTRICT SIX, AND IT HAS A PART B SIX B. CONSIDER A DEEP PLAN REQUEST. SAME APPLICANT, SAME ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TO BE A AHMED. I'M PRESENTING IT ON BEHALF OF MR GARIN TONIGHT. SO YOU ACTUALLY WAITED TO CUT? USUALLY BY THE TIME I EVEN START READING. HE'S ALREADY STANDING THERE, AND HE'S LIKE, JUST I THINK HE'S JUST WAITING FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE FIRST ZONING ITEM IS THE 22 72, THE APPLICANT REQUEST APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS TRUCK REPAIR FACILITY WITH FIVE SERVICE BAY DOORS. HERE IS THE CASE INFORMATION. THE ACREAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 0.93 ACRES AND THE EXISTING ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. AND HERE'S THE CITYWIDE LOCATION MAP. THE RED STAR SHOWS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN THE TAIL, BLUE COLOR AND SURROUNDING ZONING ARE ALL IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, MOSTLY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO THE WEST IS THE CITY OF DALLAS AND ALL MAINLY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE FUTURE LANDINGS . MAP OF THE ENVISIONED GARLAND PLAN DESIGNATES THE SITE AS INDUSTRY CENTER. AND THE PROPOSED USE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA PROVIDES A SUPPORTIVE BUSINESS TO SERVICE TRUCKS IN THE AREA. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS. THE LEFT PICTURE IS VIEW OF THIS SITE WEST ON MILLER PARK DRIVE. AND TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS THE VIEW FROM SIGHT LOOKING EAST ACROSS MILLER PARK DRIVE. AND THE LEFT PICTURE IS VIEWED FROM THE SITE LOOKING NORTH DOWN MILLER PARK. AND TO THE RIGHT IS VIEWED FROM THE SITE LOOKING SOUTH DOWN MILLER PARK DRIVE. AND HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN THIS BUILDING THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS OUTLINED IN BLUE SARI AND RED, AND IT SHOWS A 6210 SQUARE FOOT TRUCK SERVICE FACILITY WITH FIVE SERVICE BAY DOORS, WHICH WILL BE FACING MILLER PARK DRIVE, AND THE G D.C DOES HAVE A REGULATION THAT THE SERVICE BAY DOORS CANNOT BE FACING THE STREET. AND IN THIS CASE, THESE ARE GOING TO BE FACING MILLER PARK DRIVE, SO THAT IS A DEVIATION THAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING. AND THIS ACCESS POINTS WILL BE FOR A MILLER PARK DRIVE. THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THERE WILL BE NO OVERNIGHT STORAGE FOR VEHICLES THAT WILL BE REPAIRED. AND THE SITE DOES MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR THE G. D. C. HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING STANDARDS. HER THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. AND IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS. AND HERE, THE DUMPSTER ELEVATIONS. AND HERE'S THE DEVIATIONS TABLE, WHICH IS ONLY FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE BAY DOORS AND THE G. D. C REQUIRES THAT THE SERVICE BE DORIS CANNOT FACE THE STREET AND THE APPLICANT PROPOSES FIVE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE BAY DOORS THAT WILL BE FACING MILLER PARK DRIVE. THE CURRENT SITE IS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA OF THE SITE AND FACES THE STREET THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE , WHICH IS MILLER PARK DRIVE, AND IT IS A CLASS G THOROUGHFARE. THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO BEST FIT WITHIN THE QUARTER CIRCLE SHAPE SITE AS WELL AS THE 18 FT BUILDING LINE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A 25 YEAR DURATION OF THE SCP, WHICH DOES ALIGN WITH THE S C P TIME PERIOD DIED. AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE SCP FOR A TRUCK REPAIR FACILITY AND APPROVAL OF A PLAN. AND WE MAILED OUT 35 LETTERS. WE RECEIVED ONE WITHIN A NOTIFICATION AREA FOR THE REQUEST. ONE WITHIN A NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST THE REQUEST, AND WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF TWO RESPONSES. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE. NO, THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD ON THE SIDE OF I DO
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NOT HAVE AN APPLICANT CARD OR ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM. OKAY DO WE KNOW IF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT? THERE IS THE APPLICANT. OKAY UM, COUNSEL . AT THIS POINT, I WILL ASK. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? CUSTOMER LIKE YOU HAVE FOR THE APPLICANT NEED YOU TO COME FORWARD. AND I WILL ALSO NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD BEFORE YOU LEAVE US THIS EVENING. IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS VAL.GOOD YEARS. MY ADDRESS IS 15 24 TEMPORARY DRIVE IN ROCKWALL. VERY GOOD, SIR. COUNCILOR ELECT THE APPLICANT AND THE G. C ON THE JOB. OKAY, VERY GOOD. SO AS THE GCC WHAT? UM WHAT DID YOU KIND OF THINK ABOUT? SCREENING IN SOME WAY THE BAY DOORS WAS THAT ANYTHING THAT YOU HADN'T CONSIDERATION. I SAW ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT THERE'S SOME TREES, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF SPACE PART AND YEAH, WELL, UM THIS IS MADE TO WHERE THE TRUCKS CAN'T APPROACH OF MILLER PARK AND DRIVE DIRECTLY INTO THE BUILDING AND OUT THE BACK BECAUSE THERE'S PAIRS OF DOORS ROLL UP DOORS SO THE TRUCKS CAN HAVE THAT REPAIRS DONE AND THEN PULL OUT THE BACK . BUT THE ENTRANCE ON THE WHAT WOULD BE THE NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY IS A ONE WAY INTEREST. THEY CANNOT EXIT THAT DIRECTION.
THEY HAVE TO EXIT ON THE OTHER ENTRANCE THAT'S ON THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY. BUT UM, WE LOOKED AROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE OTHER BUSINESSES AND THEY ALL HAVE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. AH AH OPERATION AS FAR AS THE DOORS ARE CONCERNED AS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE JUST FINISHED ALMOST AN IDENTICAL BUILDING FOR THE SAME OWNER. IN DALLAS, JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM WHERE THIS IS LOCATED, AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
RIGHT I SEE. SO SINCE EVERYONE ELSE HAS PAID DOORS FACING THE STREET AGAINST THE ORDINANCE, IT'S OKAY. RIGHT? WELL. THANK YOU. BECAUSE HER DUTTON. HEY, HOW ARE YOU? SO MY ONLY QUESTION IS, UM THE OVERNIGHT PARKING FOR, UM, VEHICLES NEEDING REPAIRED, UM WE WERE, THEY SAID THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY OVERNIGHT PARKING. WELL IF THERE IS IT'LL BE INSIDE THE BUILDING, SO YOU'VE GOT 55 DAYS BASE? YES ACCOMMODATE, SO YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MORE THAN FIVE VEHICLES THAT WOULD RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANYTHING ELSE? OH, YES.
CASPER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MARY . GOOD EVENING, SIR. I'M HERE. OKAY THANK YOU. I JUST QUESTION STALK ABOUT TRUCK BUS REPAIR. CAN YOU BRIEFLY DESCRIBE WHAT IS THAT? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ? I DON'T WHEELER'S OK BUT THE TRAILERS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY, ONLY THE RIG THE TRUCK ITSELF. UH THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THEM TO PULL IN TRAILERS TOGETHER WITH WITH THE TRUCK, SO THIS IS JUST MAINLY FOR TRUCKS AND THAT SO MUCH BUSSES BUT SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER THAT GOT INCLUDED IN THERE, BUT IT'S MOSTLY FOR 18 WHEELERS. OKAY AND THEY'RE NOT A THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE TRAILERS ON YOUR PROPERTY RIGHT TRAILERS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY. ALRIGHT THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. AND MAYOR PRO TEM BASS.
THANK YOU, UM, QUESTION FOR STAFF STAFF. DO WE HAVE PHOTOS OF BUSINESSES AROUND THE AREA? USUALLY WE GET PHOTOS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE THE PROPERTY IS. HMM. IT'S LIKE PHOTOS, OKAY? ARE THESE ALL THAT YOU HAVE? YES, OKAY. I MEAN, THEY BASICALLY JUST TAKE A SHOT . YEAH SO FROM THE SIDES, RIGHT ? AND I'M ACTUALLY PULLED IT UP ON GOOGLE HERE SO BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE THE YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT THOSE BLUE BAY DOORS THAT ARE FACING THE ROAD. UM I PULLED IT UP ON GOOGLE HERE AND ACTUALLY, LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE SITE LOOKS LOOKS LIKE A JUNKYARD. I MEAN, THIS THIS PARKING LOT IS JUST FULL OF JUNK. AND THEN EVERY BUILDING THAT I SEE ON THIS STREET HAS LARGE BAY DOORS FACING THE STREET. SO UM I MYSELF HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO THE TO THE REQUESTED DEVIATION. THANK YOU, OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. NO. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
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SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. COUNSELOR. DUTTON, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.I MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH ITEMS SIX A AND SIX B AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. INTO APPROVE BOTH THE SPECIAL USE PROVISIONS IN THE DETAILED PLAN. HAVE EMOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. IN A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS AS PRESENTED AS RECOMMENDED, AND YOU DID VERY WELL. THIS IS YOUR FIRST MOTION IN HER STABBED HIM THROUGH. NEVER NEVER UNDERESTIMATE NOTES, BUT VERY GOOD. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE.
AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. THAT ADAM IS APPROVED 81 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK IN THE OPPOSITION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE. THE NEXT ITEM EITHER IS ANOTHER ZONING
[Items 6c & 6d]
CASE WITH TWO PARTS. FIRST ITEM IS 60. CONSIDER A SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS REQUEST BY WILL BOWLS FOR A BUILDING MATERIALS, CABINETRY MATERIALS STORAGE BUSINESS IN AN EXISTING BUILDING . THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 543 NORTH FIFTH STREET IN DISTRICT EIGHT AND ALSO HAS A SECOND PART , PART SIX D, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER A PLAN REQUEST. SAME APPLICANTS. SAME ADDRESS. HELLO AGAIN. YES A REQUEST IS THE 23 21, THE APPLICANT REQUEST APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS, CABINETRY MATERIALS STORAGE BUSINESS IN AN EXISTING BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY ZONE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. AND HERE'S THE CASE INFORMATION. THE ACREAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 0.99 ACRES, AND THIS IS IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND THE UPTOWN SUBDISTRICT. CITY BY LOCATION MAP AND THE RED STAR SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES OUTLINED IN THE TEAL BLUE COLOR. THERE IS AN EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE THAT THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO USE AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ALL IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, MAINLY COMMERCIAL AND SOME INDUSTRIAL USES AS WELL. THE FUTURE LANDINGS. MAP OF THE ENVISIONED GARLAND PLAN DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY AS TRANSIT ORIENTED CENTER. TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IS CHARACTERIZED BY MODERATE TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL GREATER THAN 12 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE LAND USE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOUR IDENTIFIED TRANSIT OR IN A DEVELOPMENT AREA SHOULD BE UNIQUE TO THE NEEDS AND CHARACTER OF THE LARGER AREA. AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE GOALS OF THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. AND THESE ARE FROM THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE A MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL RETAIL ENTERTAINMENT OFFICE AND GOVERNMENT USES. AND TO CREATE STANDARDS THAT ENSURE INAPPROPRIATE TRANSITION BETWEEN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU DEVELOPMENT. HERE ARE THE PHOTOS. THE LEFT PICTURE IS VIEW OF THE SITE FROM NORTH FIFTH STREET, AND THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING THAT THE APPLICANT WILL USE FOR TO STORE THE CABINETRY MATERIAL AND TO THE RIGHT IS VIEW FROM THE SITE LOOKING EAST ACROSS NORTH FIRST STREET. AND THEN THE LEFT PICTURE IS VIEWED FROM THE SITE LOOKING NORTH AND NORTH FIRST STREET. AND THE RIGHT IMAGE IS VIEW FROM THIS SITE LOOKING SOUTH. A NORTH OF ST. AND HERE IS THE SITE PLAN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. THIS IS AN EXISTING BUILDING. IT IS A 18,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO STORE MATERIALS FOR CABINETRY. AND THERE WILL BE NO OUTSIDE STORAGE . THE APPLICANT DOES NOT INTEND TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE AND IT DOES NOT TRIGGER ANY SCREENING OR LANDSCAPING STANDARDS. AND THE ACCESS WILL BE FROM, UH, FIFTH STREET AS WELL. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO USE THIS, UH, 18,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING FOR A BUILDING OR GARDEN SALES AND STORAGE WHOLESALE ONLY. AND THIS IS FOR CABINETRY MATERIAL. UM AND THIS USE DOES REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS IN THE UPTOWN SUBDISTRICT OF THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES AN SCP TIME PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, AND THE APPLICANT ORIGINALLY REQUESTED 30 YEARS. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT CONCURS WITH THE PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION. THE S C P TIME PERIOD GUIDE DOES NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDED TIME PERIOD FOR BUILDING GARDEN MATERIAL SALES AND STORAGE WILL SELL USE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF[00:25:01]
THE SCP FOR A GUARD BUILDING, GARDEN MATERIAL SALE AND STORAGE USE ON A PROPERTY ZONE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND THE UPTOWN SUBDISTRICT APPROVAL OF THE PLAN FOR BUILDING GARDEN MATERIAL SALES AND STORAGE USE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE USE ALLIANCE WITH THE CURRENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE THIS PORTION OF NORTHEAST STREET STAFF RECOMMENDS A SHORTER SCP TIME PERIODS SUCH AS FIVE OR 10 YEARS TO ALLOW FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. INCLUDING TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT THAT BETTER ALIGNS WITH THE DOWNTOWN UPTOWN SUBDISTRICT. AND WE MAILED OUT. 30 LETTERS, THREE WERE WITHIN A NOTIFICATION AREA AND FOR THE REQUEST AND WE ONLY RECEIVED THREE RESPONSES. THE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD . ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. GOOD TO SEE YOU. JUST JUST IMPORTANT FOR CLASSIFICATION, WOULD YOU? UH I WATCH PNG AND STILL WASN'T CLEAR. DISCUSSION ON THE SHORTEN, UM TIME PERIOD FOR THE ISSUE. P 5 TO 10 YEARS IT WAS STAFF RECOMMENDATION. CAN YOU DISCUSS THAT BRIEFLY AND CLARIFY STAFFS THINKING BEHIND THAT RECOMMENDATION. ABSOLUTELY. OF THE 5 TO 10 YEAR PERIOD FOR THE S U P. CAN YOU SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH ME? THE SHORTER TIME PERIOD IS JUST RECOMMENDED IN THE EVENT, THERE IS A BETTER REINVESTMENT REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT BETTER ALIGNS WITH THE TRANSIT ORDINANCE CENTER, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY ENVISIONED. GARLAND RECOMMENDS.SO THAT'S JUST WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE SHORTER TIME PERIOD. OKAY? AND THE STAFF. SO THEY FOUND RECOMMENDATION CAME OUT OF P AND G WAS 20 YEAR PERIOD. CORRECT SURE THAT I HAD THE NUMBERS, RIGHT? YES IT WAS 20. THE RECOMMENDATION PLAN COMMISSION WAS 20 YEARS, RIGHT? OKAY ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE STATE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR ROT. HMM THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. UM WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. PRETTY MUCH NAILED EVERYTHING I WAS THINKING OF. BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS, DID YOU DISCUSS UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH THE APPLICANT? DO THEY KNOW THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR 5 TO 10 YEAR S U P YES, THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE APPLE CAN PRIOR TO PLAN COMMISSION. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? BANKS THE APPLICANT HAS A SPEAKER CARD ON FILE. OKAY, SIR.
AND WE'LL GIVE YOU YOU CAN TAKE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. YOU CAN TAKE TWO MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR YOU CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS UP TO YOU. MY NAME IS WILL BALLS 63 30 HIGHGATE LANE ON THE APPLICANT DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION. I AM HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SO GOOD CHOICE. CASTOR MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM SEE, THIS IS THIS IS FOR WHOLESALE SALES AND STORAGE. UM AND STORAGE. I GET SALES.
WHOLESALE SALES WILL TAKE PLACE THERE. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE CUSTOMERS? UM COMING TO THAT SITE TO PURCHASE WHOLESALE. WILL THIS BE SHIPPED? HOW DOES THAT WORK WILL BE SHIPPED IN AND STORED THERE. I THINK I WOULD ASSUME I THINK SALES IS MORE OF THE LARGER TERM. THIS IS REALLY FOR STORAGE AND TO GET A LITTLE INTO THE WEEDS. UH AS MY COMPANY, WE HAVE OUR OWN IN HOUSE CABINETRY COMPANY. UM AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE OUR GENERAL MANAGER AND HOUSE AND SO THIS IS TO STORE THE CABINETRY MATERIALS. AT A LOCATION AND THEN THEY WILL BE SHIPPED FROM THERE TO THE JOB SITES FROM THAT LOCATION, SO NO, THEY WILL NOT BE CUSTOMERS COMING TO THE SIDE . THERE WILL BE EMPLOYEES OR YOU KNOW TO RECEIVE THE RECEIVED THE GOODS AND THEN SHIP THEM OUT TO THE SITES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT'S FOR LUCK. HI SO IN THE COMP, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT SAYS TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IS CHARACTERIZED BY MODERATE TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL GREATER THAN 12 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE LANDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOUR IDENTIFIED TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AREAS SHOULD BE UNIQUE. TO THE NEEDS AND CHARACTER OF THE LARGER AREA. SO HOW IS YOUR DEVELOPMENT UNIQUE? TO THE SPECIFIC AREA. I THINK IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING USE OF SPECIFICALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTHEAST STREET. UM THIS IS A USE THAT'S PERMITTED BY S U P WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT, SO THAT IS I'M NOT UNIQUE, UNIQUE UNLESS YOU CONSIDER IT AGAINST THE DART STATION ACROSS THE STREET. THANK
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YOU. CASPER WILLIAMS. YOU'RE BACK IN THE QUEUE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, SIR. UM, BACK TO MY PREVIOUS QUESTION. DISCUSSION WAS HELD ONLY ONLY TIME PERIOD FOR THE ISSUE. P DISCUSSION WITH YOUR THOUGHTS ON REQUESTED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED A SHORTER TERM.IMPACT ANY THOUGHT YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH THIS COUNCIL ON AND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM P AND G WAS 20 YEARS, BUT THERE WAS DISCUSSION. IT WAS SHORTER PERIOD AND HE THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH AS FAR AS THE IMPACT OF THOSE OBVIOUSLY I'D BE IN FAVOR OF THE LONGER PERIOD OF THE 20 YEARS, AS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE COMMISSION MEETING. THAT PROVIDES THE FLEXIBILITY FOR US TO GO ON OUR MERRY WAY AND USE THE USE AS PART OF SCP FOR THAT TIME, PERIOD. UM IF IN 5 TO 10 YEARS, THE THAT ENTIRE AREA THAT'S MOSTLY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IS DEVELOPING AS INTENDED, UM FOR THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I BELIEVE THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE WOULD DICTATE THAT.
WE CHANGED THE USE OF THE BUILDING AT THAT TIME. BUT HAVING THIS 20 YEAR WILL LEAVE US THE FLEXIBILITY TO NOT HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN. JUST CONTINUE THIS THIS USE. AND IF YOU RECEIVE THE EXTENDED PERIOD WAS JUST YOUR COMPANY ORGANIZATION. BE OWNERSHIP MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP IN THIS PERIOD OR WE WILL THERE BE A DIFFERENT OWNER DURING THIS PERIOD. BE THE SAME OWNERSHIP. UM IT'D BE OUR COMPANY OR OUR AFFILIATE CABINETRY COMPANY STILL LOVE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCILOR ROT. MR MAYOR. UM WELL, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. MM WAS ARTICULATED MY THOUGHTS ON IT ALREADY. I WAS WANTING TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE ON THIS ORDER. S U P PERIOD. UM, SO A FIVE YEAR WOULD BE AN IMPEDIMENT TO THE BUSINESS, I WOULD NOT SAY WOULD BE AN IMPEDIMENT. THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO COME BACK IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME THAN WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. WE WOULD HAVE TO OKAY AND REQUEST AN EXTENSION OR JUST A NEW SCP INSIDE. NORTH FIST STREET IS, UM, HAS JUST RECENTLY . IT'S NO LONGER A DEAD END STREET ONLY WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, IT BECAME SOMETHING THAT'S GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AND SO NOW IT'S UH WE HAVE PLANS THAT WILL THAT THAT AREA WILL CHANGE BUT JUST ONE OF YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHETHER HE WOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE IN THERE BECAUSE WE SURE LIKE TO HAVE AN OPERATING BUSINESS IN IT, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A GOOD USE AND WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAYING NONE COUNSELOR SENIOR DISTRICT LIKE MR MAYOR. WELL, UM, I'D LIKE TO PUT BOTH OF THOSE TWO PARTS TOGETHER AND , UH, AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT ON HERE. MHM OH, NO.
TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE THAT WE THAT WE APPROVED THE S U P AND THIS IS GOING TO BE TWO PARTS. IT'S GOING TO BE SIX CE AND SIX D BUT, UM. IN LIGHT OF WHAT WE'RE PLANNING WITH THE AREA. I THINK THAT A THAT A FIVE YEAR S U P WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO OKAY? AND ALSO THE, UH. THE 60. THE PLAN REQUEST CORRECT. ALL RIGHT . I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ART TO APPROVE THE SPECIFIC USE PROVISIONS FOR A FIVE YEAR S U P AND THEN ALSO ITEM 60 AS PRESENTED WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TO LOOK ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. AND SECRETARY OF THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED. UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT WAS OUR LAST ZONING CASE. WE NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM. SEVEN ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL
[7a. Request for Enterprise Zone Nomination of Zobele USA ]
CONSIDERATION. ITEM SEVEN, A REQUEST FOR ENTERPRISE ZONE NOMINATION OF ZOBEL E. U. S A.AND I WILL YAKO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AT THE JULY 17TH WORK SESSIONS. SO I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT I'M HERE TO REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR W USA TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE NOMINATIONS. THIS COMPANY HAS
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BEEN IN GARLAND FOOT SINCE 2018 . NOW THIS COMPANY IS ONE OF THE TOP TAXPAYER IN GARLAND. THE ENTERPRISE ZONE PROJECT IS A STATE INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. IF THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED THIS COMPANY, WE COULD BENEFIT UP TO 717,500 OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WITH THIS NOMINATION CITY IS NOT OBLIGATED ANY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS WITH THAT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE. THANK YOU . AT THIS POINT, I WILL OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS SIDE.UM, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAYING NONE AND WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL LOOK FOR EMOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I MOVED TO NOMINATE ZOBEL USA FOR THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM AND IMPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK , A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MORE TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A AS PRESENTED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SECRETARY PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. PERFECT TIMING. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN B RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING USE OF EMINENT
[7b. Resolution Authorizing Use of Eminent Domain - GP&L Transmission]
DOMAIN G P AND L TRANSMISSION. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. UM, CANCER. ODD. MR MAYOR, UM, I MOVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, AUTHORIZED THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY INTERESTS AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF GARLAND, DALLAS COUNTY. TEXAS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE OF THE COLLEGE TO BRAND 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT. MY MOTION INCLUDES APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AND INTENDS THAT THE RECORD, UH, VOTE ON THIS MATTER APPLIES TO ALL UNITS OF PROPERTY TO BE CONDEMNED. VERY GOOD. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED, AND THIS ITEM HAS SOME VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT HAS ALL BEEN RED. MA'AM SECTOR IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. SORRY. THERE'S A DELAY IN MY BUTT TONIGHT. DISPLAY THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. IN THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ITEM. SEVEN C. LEASE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 TO 5[7c. Lease of Property located at 625 W. State Street]
WEST STATE STREET COUNCIL. WE DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS SIDE AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED IT TWICE PREVIOUSLY, BUT I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS ON THE SIDE OF WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UM . OPPOSITION REGISTERED BY GILLIAN SMITH IN SUPPORT OF THE ITEM, BUT SHE IS NOT SPEAKING POSITION BY JOHN WISEMAN FOR THE ITEM. HE IS NOT SPEAKING ORAL TESTIMONY. NO, I'M SORRY THAT AND THAT'S TRACY CLAYBROOK IS, UH REGISTERED A POSITION FOR THE ITEM, AND IT'S NOT TESTIFYING.KAREN WISEMAN IS REGISTERED TO SPEAK, OKAY? COME ON DOWN, AS THEY SAY. I'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SECOND. LET'S GET THE TIMER AND WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. NOPE, IT'S SHOWING 10 MINUTES. SORRY.
YOU'RE NOT GETTING 10 MINUTES. GO AHEAD. KAREN WISEMAN 133 TO ROCK CREEK DRIVE IN GARLAND.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I AM SPEAKING TODAY ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES. ON THE
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ITEM SEVEN C. I COME TO YOU AS A DISTRICT TO RESIDENT, A BUSINESS OWNER AND THE VICE CHAIR OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED WITH COVID SHUTDOWNS , CONSTRUCTION SHUTDOWNS, WE CAN FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THIS VERY LONG AND ARDUOUS TUNNEL. ONE ISSUE THAT DOES REMAIN IS PARKING. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT A PARKING STUDY WAS DONE, AND I BELIEVE 2018, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AMPLE PARKING. BUT WE ARE NOT THE SAME GARLAND THAT WE WERE IN 2018 WHEN THAT WAS DONE.WE HAVE NEW RESTAURANTS. NEW SERVICE ORIENTED BUSINESSES AND ALMOST $30 MILLION STREET AND PARK RENOVATION. AND THAT HAS REALLY CATAPULTED DOWNTOWN GARLAND INTO BEING A DESTINATION. UM, EVERY PARKING SPOT COUNTS. IF WE HAD 15 MORE SPOTS IN THAT LOT, AND EACH CAR HAD FOUR PEOPLE IN IT. THAT'S THE POTENTIAL FOR 60 PEOPLE CYCLING THROUGH MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HMM WE'LL TAKE THOSE 60 PEOPLE. WE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM, UM I DID SOME MATH. AND IF I DID IT RIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE ONE PARKING SPACE PER YEAR OVER THOSE 15 YEARS THAT WE WOULD BE LEASING THE SPACE IS IT WOULD COST $970 A YEAR PER PARKING SPACE, AND THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE WOULD GET BACK. IN TAX REVENUE AND BUSINESS POTENTIAL. THE CORNER OF SEVENTH AND STATE STREET WHERE THE PROPERTY IS IT'S A VERY UNREPRESENTATIVE CORNER IN THE DOWNTOWN. IT'S A BIT OF A PARKING DESERT. THERE'S ALL STONES ANTIQUES WHOLLY FORMED YOGA INTO THE WELL. THERE'S A NEW EVENT SPACE OPENING THE EPIPHANY GALLERY, THE B G M SCHOOL. MRS J'S IS RIGHT THERE SITTING OVER THERE. UM MAIN STREET CAFE IS A BLOCK AWAY. THE TAVERN ON THE SQUARE IS A BLOCK AWAY, AND THE PLAZA THEATER IS JUST A BLOCK AWAY. THE AREA IS REALLY STARTING TO BUSTLE. AND, UH, THIS ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WOULD GREATLY ELEVATE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FOR WHEN THEY COME DOWN HERE, AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT. THE AMAZING SQUARE WILL BE BRINGING IN NEW GUESTS FROM ALL OVER AND IT WOULD BE A TRAVESTY IF THEY ONLY GET TO EXPERIENCE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER DOWNTOWN THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THEIR CAR AS THEY DRIVE OUT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND A PARKING SPOT. SO AS WE SAY, GARLAND NOW, GARLAND. WOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER. NO. BUT YOU ENDED THAT VERY WELL . ALL RIGHT, LET'S NOT GET CARRIED AWAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SIGNAL. AH! CASPER HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND AS COUNSEL KNOWS, I'M BEEN OPPOSED TO THIS SINCE WE FIRST PRESENTED ABOUT IF YOU PERMIT ME THE PRIVILEGE OF RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE REASONS WHY I'M OPPOSED, UM, FIRST TECHNICAL REASONS. BEING A PARKING LOT. I'M VERY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH THOSE. I DO THAT IN MY DAY JOB EVERY SINGLE DAY, THE 21 FT WIDTH OF THE PARKING DRIVEWAY IT WOULDN'T EVEN MEET ARE PUBLISHED . STANDARD HERE. 24 FOOTS THE MINIMUM FIVE SUBMITTED THAT PROJECT. I WOULDN'T GET APPROVED BY OUR OWN ENGINEERING STAFF. THE ONE ENTRANCE AND ONE EXIT OUT OF IT MEANS THAT DRIVERS IF THEY COME IN AND DON'T FIND A SPACE WILL HAVE TO PERFORM AN UNSAFE BACKING, MANEUVER TO GET OUT OF THERE AND A HEAVY PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT. I DON'T THINK THAT'S SAFE FOR FROM INJURING STANDPOINT, DEMAND REASONS, SPEAKER SAID. WE HAD A PARKING STUDY PERFORMED 2018. I AGREE. IT'S TIME. LET'S REDO THAT STUDY. WHY DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION RIGHT NOW? WITH ALL THE NEW PARKING AND ALL THE NEW CONFIGURATION? LESS HAVE THAT STUDY UPDATED. IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS AND SEE IF WE ACTUALLY NEED THIS LOT, THE STUDY SAID AT THE CURRENT STATE OF 1920 18 THAT THE STATE STREET AND SENATE STREETS SURROUNDING BLOCKS BLOCK I D 27, 22 AND 14 WERE BETWEEN 50 TO 75% OCCUPIED AND OTHER BLOCKS 0 TO 25% OCCUPIED DURING THOSE PEAK PERIODS. AND IF YOU COUNT ALL THE PUBLIC PARKING SPACES INTO HANDS DOWN, THE STUDY SAID, THERE WERE 1602 SPACES. WHICH ONLY 50% WERE OCCUPIED DURING THE SATURDAY PEAK HOUR. THESE 19 SPACES IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THAT 1600 SPACES THAT AREN'T EVEN 50% USED. UM. IT'S THE REQUEST IN THE LANGUAGE ITSELF SAID IT WOULD ALLOW THE SURROUNDING BUSINESS OWNERS TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES THERE. THAT'S UM AND THAT WON'T EVEN ADD THE NUMBER 19 TO THOSE SPACES WILL HAVE TO BE RESERVED FOR THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION NEXT TO SO OUR NETS, NOT EVEN 1919 SPACES FOR THAT REASON. YEAH THE TIMING OF THIS. WE'VE
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BEEN TALKING WITH THE NONPROFIT SINCE BEFORE COVID. THE TALKS HAVE DRAGGED OUT. OF COURSE, THERE'S NO URGENCY ON THEIR PART TO LEASE THE PROPERTY TO US AND OUR WINDOW FOR COMPLETING IMPROVEMENTS THAT BY THE TIME THE SQUARES DONE IS ALREADY PAST , WE WON'T HAVE A PARKING LOT THERE. BY THE TIME THE SQUARE OPENS SO AGAIN, LET'S WAIT AND SEE IF THE DEMAND FOR THE SQUARES ACTUALLY THEY'RE REDO THAT STEADY AND SEE IF WE ACTUALLY NEED TO GO AND SPEND $200,000 ON A PARKING LOT THAT WE'RE PAYING TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO BUILD WITH OUR MONEY, THEN PAYING TO USE IT AND THEN POSSIBLY HAVING NOTHING TO SHOW FOR 15 YEARS LATER, WHEN THE LEASE EXPIRES. THEY WILL HAVE IT AND IT'LL BE THERE. THERE. PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW OF ANOTHER SITUATION IN THE CITY, WHERE HAVE USED CITY FUNDS TO PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NONPROFIT THAT WE DIDN'T RETAIN OWNERSHIP IN THE END. I THINK THAT'S A VERY BAD PRECEDENT TO SET. I KNOW THIS MONEY IS EARMARKED FOR PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS. I LOOKED AT OTHERS CITY FACILITIES THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE USED AROUND TOWN TO IMPROVE THEIR PARKING LOTS HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES , THE GRENVILLE ARTS CENTER. IT'S VERY NEARBY. WE COULD THAT IS HEAVILY USED PARKING THERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MANY EVENTS ARE GOING ON THE SAME TIME, THE STUDY ITSELF SAID. WE CAN RE STRIPE THE CENTRAL PARK CENTRAL LIBRARY PARKING LOT. JUST ADDING 10 MORE SPACES RIGHT THERE. IT'S ONLY A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE PLAZA THEATER, LIKE THE SPEAKER MENTIONED. MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE. WE'RE REDOING THE WHOLE CENTRAL LIBRARY. I THINK IT WOULD BE LOOK IMPROVING THE EXTERIOR THAT PARKING LOT. WE WOULD GO GREAT WITH THE FACE THAT WE'RE PUTTING ON THE CENTRAL LIBRARY PARK COULD USE THIS NEW PARKING AROUND THAT CREEK PRESERVE BIKERS AND RUNNERS ON SATURDAY'S FIGHT FOR SPACES AND PARK UP ON THE GRASS. WE CAN PROVE THAT PARKING LOT IF YOU'VE EVER TAKEN A TOUR OF OUR TRANSFER FACILITY , E W S ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS FULL OF POTHOLES. WE CAN PROVE THAT PARKING LOT, ANOTHER CITY FACILITY THAT WE OWN THAT WE COULD PUT THAT MONEY TOWARDS. ONE FINAL AREA, THE CURRENT STAGING AREA FOR THE SQUARE 2015 WEST STATE STREET, WHERE THE CONTRACTORS USING A STAGING AREA WE COULD DEVELOP THAT. I LOOKED AT THAT SITE. I LAID IT OUT. WE COULD GET THREE TIMES AS MANY PARKING SPACES IN THAT LOCATION . IT'S A PRIME LOCATION FOR A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. POSSIBLY WE COULD USE THAT SAME MONEY AS PART OF A STRUCTURED PARKING AND REDEVELOPMENT AND HAVE A KIND OF A TOWER, MAYBE AN OFFICE TOWER OR SOMETHING WITH PARKING UNDERNEATH. AH! I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANYONE SPENDING THESE $218,000 ON THE PARKING SPACES WILL CREATE THE POSITIVE OR OH, I THAT THE SPEAKER TALKED ABOUT THAT $900 OR $900, A SPOT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO GENERATE THE REVENUE THAT WE NEED TO. GIVEN THAT THE OCCUPANCY RATES WE HAVE THE FRONT. THE TIFF FUNDS ARE BEING USED ARE SUPPOSED TO GENERATE REVENUE. I DON'T THINK THE PARKING LOT WILL DO THAT, GIVEN THE OTHER AVAILABLE PARKING. JUST THINK. ULTIMATELY IT'S A BAD DEAL FOR THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS TO USE THAT AND ESPECIALLY IN AN ASSET THAT WE WON'T KNOW, POSSIBLY IN THE END.THANK YOU, MAYOR. FORGET, SIR. THANK YOU. CUSTOMER ROT. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. UM. IN OUR DISCUSSION BEFORE I WAS VOICING SOME, UH WELL, SOME HESITATION ON WHETHER WE SHOULD, UH, GO FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT, BUT I WENT DOWN THERE AND I STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF IT STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT'S THERE NOW AND LOOKED AT IT. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, NOT JUST FROM THE PARKING LOT, BUT ALSO THE FACT THAT WE ARE AND OUR AGREEMENT. WE ARE BEING ALLOWED TO USE THE SIDE OF THEIR BUILDING AS A MURAL. IT'S A 100 FT. LONG WALL. IT'S 10 FT HIGH AND IT'S RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE AND TO THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE AREA . WE WOULDN'T USE IT FOR ADVERTISING. WE WOULD BE USING IT AS MESSAGING, WHICH THE CITY USES ALL THE TIME. UM, IF YOU LOOK AT WE HAVE A BILLBOARD THAT WE PAY FOR AT GARLAND AND KINGSLEY. THAT IS, UM IT'S HIDDEN BEHIND A RAILROAD TRACK. IT'S NEAR GROUND LEVEL, AND WE PAID $1200 A MONTH FOR THAT. WE HAVE ANOTHER BILLBOARD THAT'S AT 78 AND KRIST. THAT ONE'S A MUCH BETTER DEAL AT $190 A MONTH YOU PUT THE TWO OF THOSE TOGETHER AND THEY DON'T ADD UP TO THE SIZE OF WHAT THAT WALL IS, AND JUST FROM A MESSAGING STANDPOINT, 15 YEARS. UM IF YOU TAKE THOSE TWO BILLBOARDS ADAM TOGETHER, MULTIPLY IT OUT 15 YEARS. THAT'S $250,000. THAT PROBABLY IN 15 YEARS WILL STILL BE SPENDING AND THEY WILL PROBABLY HAVE RATE INCREASES ON THAT ADVERTISING. SO I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT $1200 IS A GREAT THING FOR US TO BE SPENDING ON A BILLBOARD AT KINGSLEY AND GARLAND. I'M JUST DEMONSTRATING THAT WE ARE SPENDING MONEY. AND UNUSUAL PLACES FOR MESSAGING ALONE IF WE HAPPEN TO FIX A BLIGHTED CORNER, LIGHT IT UP.
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AND BUSINESSES AND THAT AREA THAT'S A FRINGE BENEFIT. BUT TO ME, I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM A MESSAGING STANDPOINT, AND I THINK THAT IT'S IT HAS MERIT. OKAY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD, SIR. PRETEND BASS. THANK YOU, UM. YOU KNOW, QUITE A BIT OF WHAT WE DO TO TRY TO IMPROVE OUR THE FACADE, THE AESTHETICS OF OUR CITY. UM YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T FIGURE THEY ARE OI ON IT. BUT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE FOR ME TO GO AND LOOK AT HOW WE GET A RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON THIS. WE GET OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT BY THE SALES TAX. SO IF THIS GENERATES SALES TAX TO COVER WHAT THE RENT IS GOING TO BE THEN YOU KNOW THAT'S A POSITIVE R O Y. AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN GET FROM A LOT OF PROJECTS. SO UM AND I DID THE I DID THE MATH BASED UPON THE 19TH SPACES. UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE AT SOME POINTS.AND SO EACH OF THOSE SPACES COST US 89 CENTS A DAY. SO IN ORDER TO GET A RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON THOSE, EACH OF THOSE PARKING SPACES WOULD NEED TO PRODUCE $89 WORTH OF SALES A DAY AND YOU KNOW, AND SOMEONE BROUGHT UP THAT, YOU KNOW WELL. EMPLOYEES CAN PARK THEIR BUSINESS OWNERS CAN PARK THERE. WELL, THAT'S GREAT, BECAUSE IF THEY PARK THERE, THEN THEY'RE NOT PARKING ON THE STREET FRONT PARKING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESSES, LEAVING THOSE OPEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN TO SPEND THEIR DOLLARS. SO YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S VERY EASY FOR THESE PARKING SPACES TO PAY FOR THEMSELVES TO GENERATE THE REVENUE. THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A LIGHT. UM, SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I'M IN FAVOR OF. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD, SIR. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MOORE. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF LISTENING TO BOTH SIDES OF THIS DEBATE THIS ARGUMENT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND AS I'VE LISTENED TO IT, UH I HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH GOING FORWARD WITH IT. SEVERAL REASONS , BUT I THINK THE PRIMARY REASON FOR ME IS I DON'T SEE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO NOW. WHEN I CAN THINK ABOUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ALL THE RENOVATION TO THE PARKING LOT. THEN WE WANT TO TURN AROUND AND WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY PAY. A NON PROFIT FOR THE USE OF THE PARKING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. I WENT BY AND I TOOK A LOOK AT THE FACILITY. I JUST DON'T SEE IT THIS POINT THAT THAT PARTICULAR AREA IS ONE THAT WE NEED TO INVEST THE MONEY RIGHT NOW. I THINK THAT WE CAN GO ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER TWO YEARS EVEN GIVE US OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE DO THE STUDY THAT COUNCILMAN DYLAN'S TALKING ABOUT COUNCILMAN HERE IS TALKING ABOUT IT WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH. TO THINK THIS THING THROUGH, ESPECIALLY DURING A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT HERE WE ARE LOOKING AT GOING TO THE CRP. WE'RE TALKING THERE WERE TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POLICE . WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT SEEMS AND I JUST DON'T HEAR IT JUST SEEMED TO ME. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF SPENDING. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPENDING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO AT THIS POINT IS TABLE THIS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN COME BACK AND LOOK AT IT ANOTHER IN THE IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR. CUSTOMER, WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM. I'M JUST TO HAVE TWO OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THIS ONE IS THE TIMING. HAVING LISTENING . TO MY COLLEAGUES AND TO THE.
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE TIMING AND SHE REFERENCE AND COUNCILMAN COUNCILOR MENTIONED THE LAST STUDY. AND IT'S FIVE YEARS OLD. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAVE A MORE CURRENT ASSESSMENT. AH TO MAKE A DECISION LIKE THIS ON I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO RELY ON I THINK THAT I DON'T REMEMBER. REMEMBER WHAT WHAT THAT STUDY SAID WITH THE FINDINGS WERE I YIELD THAT TO MY ENGINEERING COLLEAGUE BECAUSE HE KEEPS ALL HIS THINGS IN HIS HEAD. UH BUT BUT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT STEADY? AND SECONDLY, THE TIMING ON IT, UM WHAT? AND I SELF AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN MORE WHAT'S THE URGENCY OF THEIR SON LIKE TO HAVE A STUDY BABY TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THIS ON ALL OF DOWNTOWN BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? I WENT DOWN THERE AND IT
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WAS 100. IT WAS 106 AND I STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT. AND I WALKED TO THE PLAZA T, YOU KNOW, WALK DOWNTOWN. AND, UH, SO ALL OF THIS IS CONNECTED . THIS IS NOT JUST TO ME IT'S NOT JUST AN ISOLATED PROJECT. ALL OF THIS IS ONLY IMPACT DOWNTOWN. AND HOW DO ALL OF THEM HOW ARE ALL THE DOTS CONNECTED HERE AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. AT THIS POINT. TO REALLY DO A, UH I THINK I JUST DO ASSESSMENT. ON ON THIS. SO MY QUESTION IS UM IF THIS IS DELAYED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND AGAIN, THE PARKING STUDY UH, WHAT'S THE IMPACT THAT THAT DELAY I HAD RATHER SEE A DELAY AND WE GET IT RIGHT. BECAUSE ONCE ONCE WE. YOU PULL KIND OF THEIR FAULT. YOU CAN'T KEEP IT UP. SO I THINK THAT UNLESS THERE'S SOME SENSE OF URGENCY ON THIS I'D LIKE TO SEE US GET THE INFORMATION. I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WHEN WE DO IT, WE DO IT RIGHT. AND IT AND IT BECOMES A WIN WIN FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS , THE PATRONS AND FOR THIS ENTIRE CITY, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. BECAUSE THEIR LUCK. THANK YOU, MARY. MR CITY MANAGER IS A, UH, MURALIST COUNCIL AREN'T MENTIONED PART OF THE PLAN FOR THIS PARKING LOT. SO WE WE'VE GIVEN OR WE'VE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO PUT A MURAL THERE . WE HAVE NOT BUDGETED FUNDS OR APPROVED A DESIGN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT THE OWNER HAS AGREED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS TO ALLOW THE CITY TO PUT A MURAL THERE IF WE WISH. DO YOU SEE THAT AS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD PURSUE AT SOME POINT UM, POTENTIALLY HAD I THINK THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR CULTURAL ARTS PLAN. UM THERE, THERE WOULD BE A PROCESS FOR THAT, ULTIMATELY, FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE THAT DECISION. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS TO TRY TO BRING THIS IN. NO. COUNCILOR MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND COUNCIL OF THE UM MHM IMAGE. THAT CAME IN OUR PACKET THAT YOU ALL CAN ACCESS.SHOWING. WHERE THE CURRENT PARKING IS, AND I JUST BUMPED THE WRONG THING HERE. UM WHICH IS. GRANVILLE ARTS CENTER, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY OFF THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE AND TO THE NORTHEAST. AND THEN THE PARKING GARAGE TO THE EAST. THE UM THE PARKING NEXT TO ROACHES, FEED AND SEED ALSO TO THE EAST. CENTRAL PARK. I WOULD JUST REMIND EVERY I MEAN, EXCUSE ME.
CENTRAL LIBRARY. I WOULD REMIND EVERYONE. IT'S FENCED OFF THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT WHOLE PARKING LOT. IT'S FENCED OFF AND WILL REMAIN FENCED OFF FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD OF TIME THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AS CENTRAL LIBRARY IS RENOVATED AND RE BELT SO, UM, THE RED STAR THAT SHOWS WHERE THIS POTENTIAL PARKING IS. IS REALLY THE ONLY THING WE HAVE CENTRAL WEST NEAR A LOT OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. AND. I WILL TELL YOU AND THE GARLAND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, THE MERCHANTS WHO, UH, ARE THERE DAILY? I GET CONSTANT, AND I KNOW THE MAYOR DOES AS WELL. WE GET CONSTANT REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING. THIS HAS BEEN A NONSTOP. I LIVED TWO BLOCKS FROM DOWNTOWN, AND THEY'RE ALL THE TIME I FREQUENTLY HAVE TO PART. I END UP I GO IN PARK IN THE IN THE CITY PARKING GARAGE TO LEAVE ANY SPACES THAT ANYBODY CAN FIND FOR CUSTOMERS. AND I DO THAT, AND I WALK A LOT. IN THE HEAT. UM BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO LEAVE SPACES THERE ARE THERE ARE NOT PLENTY OF SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO PARK IN. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE. UH THE STUDY AT THAT TIME MAY HAVE FOUND THAT DURING CERTAIN TIMES.
AS MISS WISEMAN POINTED OUT. THIS IS NOT THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND OF FIVE YEARS AGO, NOT BY A LONG SHOT, IT'S BUSY AND THE PARKING LOTS ARE FULL. UM I WILL ALSO REMIND YOU THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND, AND THEY HAVE A DESTINATION IN MIND A LOT OF THEM IF THEY DRIVE DOWN THE BLOCK, AND THEY DON'T FIND A PLACE AND THEY CIRCLE A SECOND TIME, AND THEY DON'T FIND A PLACE THEY KEEP GOING. THEY KEEP GOING. PARKING IS IMPORTANT. UM I THINK COUNCILMAN AREN'T USED THE WORD BLIGHTED CORNER AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS A VERY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THAT CORNER. SO UH, I BELIEVE ONE OF COUNCILMAN ART'S ORIGINAL, UM, OBJECTIONS WAS BECAUSE IT WAS
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ONLY 10 YEARS INSTEAD OF 15 OR 20. WELL NOW IT'S 15. SO STAFF WENT AND GOT AN EXTENSION SO WE CAN LEASE IT FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. UM OUR IMPROVEMENTS OF THAT LOT WILL IMPROVE THE DOWNTOWN. I THINK IT IS A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT IN OUR BUSINESSES THERE. THIS IS A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY WHEN YOU STRETCH IT OUT OVER 15 YEARS, UM IF WE WERE PURCHASING THAT ENTIRE PROPERTY, WE WOULD BE TALKING SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO PURCHASE IT AND THEN TO IMPROVE IT IN THIS CASE, UM I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FEET THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES BUILT INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR EXTENSIONS. AND I BELIEVE FOR, UM, FIRST REFUSAL FOR FUTURE OPTIONS, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THOSE SURFACE PARKING SPACES WHERE PEOPLE COULD PARK FOR LONGER INSTEAD OF THREE HOURS ON STREET PARKING CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FOR OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. AND YES, WE NEED THEM NOW. WE DON'T NEED THEM TWO YEARS FROM NOW, AFTER ANOTHER EXPENSIVE PARKING STUDY. I'M NOT AGAINST A PARKING STUDY. I AM AGAINST DELAY. WE ARE NEEDING THIS NOW WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO IMPROVE THE DOWNTOWN AND WE NEED PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO PARK SO ALL THAT BEING, SAID MAYOR ARE YOU READY FOR EMOTION? SHORTLY. OKAY? I'LL COME BACK TO YOU, I PROMISE. UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW. UH, I YOU KNOW, I GET TO SIT RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE. AH SO I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS. UM AND I UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT. WE HAVE, UM I. I DON'T LIKE TO. I'M NOT GOING TO THINK OF IT AS SPENDING BUT MORE OF INVESTING AND THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN DOWNTOWN AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO. I REALIZED, YOU KNOW THERE'S SORT OF THE DROP IN THE BUCKET THEORY TO THIS. UM, BUT I HOPE THAT, UH WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT GOING ON. I HOPE THAT THAT BUCKET FILLS UP.UM AND TO DO THAT WE NEED PEOPLE AND AH! YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BRING PEOPLE IN AND I WANT THEM TO BE AS CONVENIENT AS AS CONVENIENTLY PARKED AND ACCESSIBLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS CASE. REMORSE. I'LL COME BACK TO YOU. OKAY SO WELL, IN THAT CASE, UM, COUNCIL . I DO MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS. SEVEN SEE THE LEASE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 25 WEST STATE STREET MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCKED. TO APPROVE ITEMS. SEVEN C AS PRESENTED. SECRETARY IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL VOTE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED THE APPROVAL THAT THAT ITEM IS APPROVED 5 TO 4 WITH COUNCILOR WITH DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MORE COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON AND COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM SEVEN. D SUBMISSION OF APPRAISAL ROLE IN RATES FOR FY 22,023
[7d. Submission of Appraisal Roll and Rates for FY 2023-2024]
2024. COUNCIL THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS THAT WE TAKE AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR BUDGET SEASON.AND I WILL, UH I THINK WE ARE. WE GET TO PREVIEW LAST NIGHT. WE'RE GONNA GET ANOTHER PREVIEW HERE SHORTLY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STEPS AND I WILL ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IF NOT COUNCIL MEMBER, HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I PROMISE NOT TO BE AS LONG ON THE MIC THIS TIME. YEAH WELL, SIR, YOU HAVE BEEN SITTING IN THAT SEAT FOR A LITTLE OVER FOUR YEARS NOW. I THINK YOU'VE EARNED THE TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. REGARDING THIS ITEM. I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSED 2023 TAX RATE OF 68.97187. PER $100 EVALUATION.
WE DISCUSSED IT THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 15TH 2023 AT 7 P.M. AT THE GARLAND CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH HISTORY IN GARLAND, TEXAS. THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 22ND 2023 AT 7 P.M. AT THE GARDEN CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTH HISTORY IN GARLAND, TEXAS. AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE SCHEDULED AT A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE 2023 TAX RATE. THIRD HEARING AND RATED OPTION WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 5TH 2023 AT 7
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P.M. AT THE GARDEN CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 200 NORTHEAST STREET IN GARLAND, TEXAS. YOU DID A FINE JOB. I WAS WRONG ONE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WE HAVE , UM, PRESENTATION FIRST. NO, I THINK WE HAVE CORRECTION TO, UH THE RATE. I CAN STOP ME, DUDE. ALL RIGHT. DO I NEED TO REREAD OR JUST CHANGED THE, UH, THESE MOTIONS WITH THE UPDATED SENT I THINK THE THINK JUST UPDATING THAT ONE SENATE SHOULD. ALRIGHT THEN I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSED 23 23 TAX RATE OF 68.9746 CENTS PER $100. THE $100 EVALUATION BE DISCUSSED AT THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MOTION BY CUSTOMER MEMBER PATRICK OUT OF THIS MESS. NOW YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL SOME NIGHTS. THERE IS NO ESCAPE BADGE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER. HEDRICK A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIED INTO APPROVE ITEM 70. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. IN THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT MOVES US TO ITEM SEVEN E PRESENTATION OF THE 2023 24[7e. Presentation of the 2023-24 Proposed Budget]
PROPOSED BUDGET. SIR. THANK YOU ON THE HILLS OF THE PREVIEW THAT WE PROVIDED LAST NIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M I'M PLEASED TO FORMALLY PRESENT YOU WITH THE DRAFT 2024 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF PAPER. AH REPRESENTS THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF STAFF TIME AND I DO WANT TO THANK OUR BUDGET TEAM AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN CREATING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY. THIS TOUCHES EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AT THE CITY. THIS IS YOU KNOW, UH, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IS ALLOCATE THE NEARLY BILLION DOLLARS TOWARD OUR OPERATING FUNDS. WITH ALL THAT SAID, THIS IS THE BEGINNING. NOT THE END, UM, COUNCIL OVER THE NEXT 30 PLUS DAYS, YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WORKSHOPS AND WORK SESSIONS AND ASK MANY QUESTIONS AND GO THROUGH MANY DISCOVERIES WITH STAFF ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME IN SINCE SINCE OUR PREVIEW AT THE WORK SESSION LAST NIGHT. SO YOU'LL BE PRESENTED WITH LOTS OF INFORMATION. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS. WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE BUDGET AND ALL THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS. LAST NIGHT. AS I MENTIONED, WE PROVIDED A PREVIEW OF THE BUDGET THAT WAS REALLY MEANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE HIGHER POINTS WITHIN THE BUDGET AND PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR TO BEGIN YOUR REVIEW. THERE'S A LOT MORE TO COME, INCLUDING, UH, LIKE I SAID PUBLIC HEARINGS, WORK SESSIONS AND SATURDAY WORKSHOP COMING UP IN ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. SO WITH THAT YOU HAVE THE DOCUMENT NOW, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND REALLY OVER THE NEXT 30, PLUS DAYS FOR OUR OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL 2024. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD AND, YES, WE ARE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR OUR BUDGET STAFF. ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO PREPARING THIS, UH AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IT TAKES IN THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IT TAKES TO REVIEW IT SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION THAT MOVES US TO ITEM. EIGHT CONSIDER[8. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions.]
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MOORE. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR TO NOMINATE ADAM GREEN UP FOR LIBRARY BOARD. VERY GOOD AND NOMINATIONS, NOT REQUIRING A SECOND COUNCIL. YOU'VE HEARD THE NOMINATION.MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU COMPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL VOTE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT MOVES US TO THE NEXT ITEM ITEM. NINE
[9. Citizen comments.]
CITIZEN COMMENTS. PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNSEL AT THIS TIME COUNCILORS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS, ACT. I'M SECRETARY. I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER. WE DO WE HAVE SOFIA MASCIUS. THANK YOU. YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MY NAME IS SOPHIA MISCHIEVOUS. I LIVE AT 705 BROADWAY COMMENTS. I LIVE IN 15 10 750 FOR THREE. UM SO I AM A GRADUATE STUDENT AND I HAVE TO[01:10:06]
DO A PROJECT FOR ONE OF MY LAST SEMESTER'S, WHICH IS THIS ONE WHERE I HAVE TO LOOK AT MY COMMUNITY AND SEE A PROBLEM IN MY COMMUNITY AND TRY TO FIND A SOCIAL WORKING WAY TO FIX IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING HERE. SO UM, I LIVE RIGHT OFF OF 30. SO I SEE THE IN HOUSE POPULATION EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE. I GREW UP THERE. I SEE IT EVERY DAY. SO THAT'S WHAT I DECIDED TO DO MY PROJECT ON SPECIFICALLY ON HOW CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. UM I BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY CAN DO BETTER TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I FEEL THAT WHEN OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY BAND TOGETHER WE CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE . SO UM, WITH THAT DIRECT LINK OF CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL ILLNESS. WE ALREADY KNOW THE HOMELESS DON'T TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THEMSELVES, BUT WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS IT WORSENS AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A POSSIBLE WAY TO FIX THAT.AND I BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DEFINITELY HELP NOW I'M NOT ASKING FOR LIKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I'M NOT EVEN SUGGESTING THAT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX UP POPULATION THAT DOESN'T HAVE STABILITY DOESN'T HAVE INCOME. BUT WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT A LOT OF OUR HOMELESS SHELTERS DO NOT OFFER MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR OUR DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THAT WE DO DO THAT AND THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WAY TO SPEND MONEY POSSIBLE. SO UM, I BELIEVE THAT WE COULD CREATE A PROGRAM. THAT. UM USERS CONTINUED EDUCATION CREDITS THAT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ALREADY HAVE TO GET SO WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT IS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT APPROVED WHICH COST THERE'S FEES, OF COURSE, AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A POSITION AT WHATEVER, UM, HOMELESS SHELTER YOU DECIDE TO INVEST IN. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEER BASIS, PEOPLE WOULD SIGN UP AND THEY WOULD GET CONTINUED EDUCATION CREDITS THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
THEY WOULD GO IN. THEY COULD DO GROUP SESSIONS, INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS OR EVEN MID MANAGEMENT , AND I THINK THAT COULD BE A POSSIBLE WAY TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND ALSO SHOW THAT COMMUNITY THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEM. SO THAT'S IT. FOR ME. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? VERY GOOD. THAT BEING OUR LAST ITEM AT 8 12, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.