Aug 15, 2023 City Council

[Call to Order]

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WELL GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 15 2023 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS A CUSTOMER TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL HAVE AN INDICATION RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, YOU'RE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. UH AND YOUR CHOICE WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE TONIGHT. AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY DISTRICT EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS OTT. MY FATHER. WITH THIS COUNCIL, PLEASE BE WITH OUR CITY HELP US TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS AND ALWAYS BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FIRE AND POLICE. AND E. M S AND IN PARTICULAR, TONIGHT WE HAVE A STRUCTURE, FIRE AND DISTRICT EIGHT. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE HURTING. PLEASE BE WITH THEM. IN CHRIST'S NAME. WE PRAY AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. UNDER GOD.

INVISIBLE INTERESTED.

[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

AND IF YOU IF YOU DID NOT KNOW YET IT IS BACK TO SCHOOL TIME. OKAY SOME OF US WHO OUR KIDS HAVE GROWN UP KIND OF LOSE TRACK OF THAT, BUT WE ARE OFF TO ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. AND SO EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE HAD THE INDUCTION CEREMONY FOR THIS YEAR'S GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE LISA MORALES UP HERE. AND WE'LL GET SHE'LL GIVE US A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL, AND THEN WE'LL GET OTHER THE NEW MEMBERS TO COME FORWARD AND YOU CAN JUST AROUND HERE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR LEMAY AND THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALICIA MORALES. AND I AM THIS STAFF LIAISON FOR THIS YEAR'S GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL. UM AS THE MAYOR SAID, WE JUST WALKED ACROSS THE STREET FROM HAVING OUR INDUCTION AND AS WELL AS OUR ELECTIONS FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD THIS EVENING, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM STARTED. THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW OUR YOUTH THAT IS BEHIND ME TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN GARLAND THAT THEY FEEL THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED , AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SO BY COMMUNITY SERVICE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MEETINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND. UH WE'RE GONNA TOUR DIFFERENT FACILITIES IN THE CITY AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM DIFFERENT SPEAKERS WITHIN THE CITY SO THAT WE CAN LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT R AND SEE HOW WE CAN PARTNER TO HELP OUR DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE . HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AND AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO MAKE MY BEST ATTEMPT TO NAME EACH OF OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL AS LIKE A COUPLE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO JOIN US. TO MY RIGHT HERE. WE HAVE MISSED AUSSIE. MISS CINDY, MISS JULIA, MISS LINDSEY, MISS RILEY. MS SARAH MISS AMY MR BRIAN. MISS MAKAYLA. MR PRESTON. MR STEPHEN, MR LUCAS AND MISS ANTSY AND NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING. WE HAVE, MISS UM EMILY. THAT WAS UNABLE TO COME HERE THIS EVENING. BUT PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE OUR MEMBERS THIS EVENING AND I WISH IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. THANK YOU, SIR.

PARENTS GOT ALL THE PICTURES THEY DID. VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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[CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BEDS, ADAM TO A G P AND L LOOK OUT TO NTT CONNECT PROJECT MATERIALS. ITEM TO BE G , P AND L BOILER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES. ITEM. TWO C G, P AND L C. 02 ANALYZER RENTAL. ADAM TWO, D G. P AND L. GURBAN SWITCH TO GREECE WOULD TO HARDWARE MATERIALS ADAM TO E. T M P A DANSBY TOO STEEP, HOLLOW TRANSMISSION LINE HARDWARE MATERIALS. ADAM TO F, G, P AND L AND T. M P A TRANSMISSION RELAY AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.

AND ITEM TWO G WASTE WATER MAINS REPLACEMENT. ITEM THREE PUBLIC AREAS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNCIL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION. FIRST ITEMS. ITEM THREE A K Z 22-72 BOWEL GUTIERREZ IN DISTRICT SIX. ITEM THREE B IS CASE Z 23-21 WILL BOWLS IN DISTRICT EIGHT. ITEM.

FOUR CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAJOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS ON JUPITER ROAD. ITEM FIVE.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR A PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR A CLASS B ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. ITEM SIX GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ORDINANCE, 1.51 ENGINEERING REVIEW AND INSPECTION FEE. AND LAST ITEM ITEM SEVEN PROPOSED PART TIME ASSOCIATE JUDGE APPOINTMENT. THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER OTT THANK YOU, MR MAYOR.

UM I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ODD AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MA'AM SECRETARY PRESIDENT FOR US POLICE. COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

MADAM SECRETARY, COULD YOU PLEASE COVER THE SPEAKER? REGULATIONS FOR US, PLEASE? YES, SIR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF, THE CHAIRMAN, COLLEAGUES SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THIS 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 RECEIVED THE SPEAKERS . INFORMATION APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES FOR A PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. ON THE PODIUM. BUZZER SOUNDS, YOU MUST END YOUR COMMENTS. VERY GOOD. AND IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT, IF YOU HAVE NOT EITHER REGISTERED THROUGH THE CHAOS OR FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD, YOU CAN GET THOSE INTERCITY SECRETARIES TO ASK HER AT THE TABLE JUST OUT IN THE HALLWAY. FIRST ITEM UNDER THIS

[ 8. Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2023/2024 Tax Rate]

[ 9. Public Hearing on 2023-24 Proposed Budget]

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SURFING COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND SINCE, UH MR HARRIS HAS SEATED YOU A LITTLE TIME WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES. YES, SIR. HONORABLE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER. I'M KELLY MILLER. I LIVE IN SUNNYVALE, TEXAS, AND I'VE WORKED FOR THE GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 27 YEARS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT AS THE GFF, A CHAIR OF THE COLA COMMITTEE. NONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OUR CITY MANAGER. WE'RE HERE IN 2009 REGARDING TMS COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. BUT IN 2009 THE RESULTS OF THE GREAT RECESSION AND CHANGING ACTUAL FIGURES BY T. M R S CITY EMPLOYEES GARLAND LOST ART TMR ESCOLAR IS A BENEFIT. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS SIMPLY PROHIBITIVE EXPENSE. FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS, THE EXISTING EXISTING LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS IF NOT PRESENTED ANYTHING THAT WAS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE TO INSTITUTE PRINCIPALLY BECAUSE THE FUNDING WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE CAUGHT UP FOR THE 14 YEARS THAT THERE WAS AN ABSENCE OF THAT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT.

HEALTH BILL 24 64 WAS SIGNED IN THE LAW MAY 27TH 2023 PRIMARY. UH THE HURDLE WAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED, WHICH WAS A CATCH UP PROVISION OF RESTORING THAT PORTION THAT HAD BEEN ABSENT FOR 14 YEARS. HOUSE BILL 24 64 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS PROVIDED A CLEAR PATH FOR CONSIDERATION. OF THE CITY TO RESTORE REPEATING COLA FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES. DID YOU F F A COLA COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CHARGED TO GAIN HIS MUST UNDERSTANDING OF TMR S OF COAL, REPEATING COLA'S AND OTHER BENEFITS AND HOPE OF WORKING WITH THE CITY IN CITY. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES DESIGNATED THAT WE MIGHT FIND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO RESTORE REPEATING COLON. FOR A HOST OF REASONS. IN OUR DISCOVERY. WE REALIZED THAT ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO FIND THE FUNDING IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET TO RESTORE REPEATING COLA IS SIMPLY UNREASONABLE. IN OUR RESEARCH. WE HAVE DISCOVERED SOME INTERESTING POINTS. ONE THAT'S WORTH MENTIONING IS SOME INFORMATION THAT'S DIRECTLY FROM T. M. R. S. THEY ESTABLISHED THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY FOR A CITY TO STABILIZE ITS T S. T M R S CONTRIBUTION RATE. IS TO DETERMINE AN AFFORDABLE RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED RATE. AS AN EXAMPLE IF A RATE EXISTED AT 12. FIND A RATE SUCH AS 13% THAT YOU COULD FIND THAT WOULD HELP THAT YOU COULD DO ABOVE THE MINIMUM. NOW THESE ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS THIS IS STATED BY T. M. R S. AT A PREDETERMINED FIXED RATE THAT WOULD BE COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED THEY THEY PROVIDE A STABLE ANNUAL RATE. FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES AS THEY COME. THEY WERE DIRECTLY REDUCE THE UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL ACCRUED LIABILITY.

DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. THEY PAY OFF THE UNFUNDED, ACTUARIAL ACCRUED LIABILITY QUICKER. THEY PRODUCE COST SAVINGS OVER THE LONG RUN, AND THEY PROVIDE A CUSHION FOR FUTURE ADVERSE PLAN EXPERIENCE RELATED TO WHAT YOU'RE FUNDING. NO FORMAL ACTION HAS TO BE TAKEN WITH NTM RS OTHER THAN TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING AND SIMPLY MAKE THE EXTRA PAYMENT. IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, IT HAS THE SIMILARITY OF SAVING EXTRA TO FOREGO THE HIGH END OF A MORTGAGE. SAVE MONEY BEFORE YOU GET THE LOAN. SAME SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO A MONTHLY PAYMENT ON YOUR HOUSE. YOU PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ON PRINCIPLE TO ACCELERATE HOW FAST YOU PAY IT OFF. AND THESE ARE THE ADVANTAGES EXPRESSED FROM T M R S WHAT WE FOUND. ADDITIONALLY I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW POINTS OF THINGS OF WHY THE COLA COMMITTEE BELIEVED THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. THE REESTABLISHING OF REPEATING COLA. THIS COLA. UNLIKE OTHER FUNDING REQUEST, AND UNLIKE OTHER GOALS EXPIRES JANUARY 1ST 2026. THIS IS A NARROW WINDOW AFTER JANUARY 1ST 2026 TO CONSIDER REPEATING COLA. THE CITY WOULD ONCE AGAIN HAVE TO CATCH UP THE 14 YEARS OF FUNDING. ASK BUDGET ESTIMATES HAVE PROVEN THAT THIS IS FINANCIALLY PROHIBITIVE. WE'RE THE ONLY CITY IN OUR 13. TMR S PIERCE CITY THAT DO NOT HAVE A T. M. R S COLA BENEFIT. BEYOND OUR 13 TMR S CITIES. COMPETING FOR QUALITY WORKFORCE IN THE DFW METROPLEX HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING BECAUSE WE COMPETE NOT ONLY AGAINST THOSE 13 CITIES, BUT IN ALL THE FAST GROWING AND TREMENDOUSLY POPULATING CITIES ACROSS THE REGION. TO CITY EMPLOYEES. THE PAST HARDSHIPS OF COVID AND NOW CONTINUING HIGH INFLATION. THEY'RE EXACERBATED MANY RETIREMENT CONSIDERATIONS. THERE'S THE CONSIDERATION. DO I HAVE TO WORK LONGER? MY

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THAT WOULD ONLY HAVE THE BUYING POWER OF $27,028. THAT IS ROUGHLY 25% DECREASE IN BUYING POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF COLA. EVEN WITH THE PRESSING URGENCY OF OUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENT, I WANT TO RESTATE. WE RECOGNIZE IT IS UNREASONABLE TO ATTEMPT TO FUND THIS IN THIS CITY BUDGET.

OUR DESIRES IN CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE HIGHEST QUALITY WORKFORCE TO SERVE THE CITIES OF GARLAND. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DETERMINANT FACTOR IN BEING ABLE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE. IN CLOSING. I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH AND HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY COUNCIL WITH CITY MANAGEMENT. AND STAFF IN PURSUIT OF PURSUING A REPEATING COLA WITH THE HOPE TO ACHIEVE A MORE EQUITY AMONG OUR PEERS. AND RESTORING WHAT WAS LOST 14 YEARS AGO. WE ARE CONVINCED IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF EQUAL FOOTING THAT THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES THAT STAY IN TALLER THAN THE CITY OF GARLAND EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, SIR. MARILYN MAY I HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR DEB PATRICIA DEBNAM. OKAY? MA'AM IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS PATRICIA DEBNAM AND I LIVE AT 24 10, BRIAN, BROOKLYN AND GARLAND. HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 30 YEARS AND I WAS IN ANOTHER RESIDENTS IN GARLAND FOR 10 YEARS. I'M A PROPERTY OWNER. I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THE TAX RATE. I CAN'T. FATHOM. HOW IT IS AFFECTING. THE REGULAR PEOPLE, AND I MEAN THE REGULAR PEOPLE. WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOREVER BOUGHT HOMES WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT YOU COULD RETIRE HERE. IT'S NOT LOOKING LIKE IT'S HAPPENING WITH BECAUSE OF THE TAX RATE. UH, I JUST TURNED LUCKILY. UH, 65. AND. I WAS ABLE TO SUPPOSEDLY HAVE BY TAXES KIND OF PAUSED. BUT IT'S PAUSED AT THE HIGHEST RATE IT'S EVER BEEN EVER EVER EVER BEEN. AND IT'S MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY HERE. WHAT WE ARE GETTING FOR THIS NEW TAX RATE. DOESN'T SEEMS LIKE IT'S. BENEFITING REGULAR PEOPLE, REGULAR PEOPLE, MEANING PEOPLE THAT DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE LITTLE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL, UM PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY SOME OF THE BENEFITS WE USED TO HAVE WHEN WE WERE WORKING. WHICH IS GOING TO THE PARKS GOING TO SOME OF OUR EVENTS, UM, ENJOYING THE CITY. DOWNTOWN IT'S A MESS.

I'VE TRIED GOING THROUGH IT. EXCUSE ME FOR THE LAST OH, A COUPLE OF YEARS. I'VE JUST GIVEN UP AND, UH, HAVE GONE OUT TO THE SUBURBS TO EAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO MUCH TRYING TO FIND PARKING AND WHATEVER I WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO SOMETIMES THINK ABOUT REGULAR PEOPLE, REGULAR PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT A NICE PLACE TO LIVE WITHOUT PAYING AN ARM OF THE LEG EVERY YEAR AS THE COST GO UP AND UP AND UP. AND ALTHOUGH YOU SAY THE TAX RATE OH, IT'S THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE WISE. IF IT'S MORE THAN I PAID LAST YEAR, AND IT'S MORE THAN TAXES AND INSURANCE, AND IT'S THE MOST I HAVE EVER PAID. IT'S CRAZY. IT'S CRAZY, AND IT'S MAKING IT SO THAT WE'RE LOOKING OTHER PLACES. TO LIVE AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. BECAUSE WE'VE INVESTED OVER 40 SOME YEARS HERE. AND IT'S HARD TO SAY NOW. BACK AWAY. YOU NEED TO FIND SOME PLACE ELSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. I MEAN, SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, BUT I HAVE A POSITION REGISTERED AGAINST THE BUDGET BY BONNIE BROOKS. BUT ISN'T SHE IS NOT SPEAKING. OKAY AND YOU'LL MAKE RECORD OF THAT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SIDE? UM QUESTION THERE. WELL, YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD OR FOR THE BUDGET ITEM. NO, I MEAN, IF YOU'VE HAD DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER

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THAT THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. NEXT UP ITEM. 10 HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE A ZONING CASE ACTUALLY HAS TWO PARTS. ADAM 10, A CONSIDER HIS OWNER REQUEST BY FRED A. GANZ TO

[Items 10a & 10b]

BOULEVARD IS HERE TO THE SOUTH. AND JUST TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF SURROUNDING AREA TO THE EAST AS OTHER VACANT LAND. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ALSO CURRENTLY UNIMPROVED AND VACANT. TO THE EAST AGAIN ADDITIONAL VACANT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH ACROSS NAME AND FOREST. UH BOULEVARD IS A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD KIND OF CATTY CORNER TO THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST REALLY IS, UM YEAH, AND BOTH SIDES OF THE WEST REALLY ARE BOTH GIS D FACILITIES, BOTH SCHOOLS ON BOTH SIDES OF NAME AND FOREST. AND THEN AGAIN, THE PROPERTY ABUTS GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE. THE COMFORTS OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS GREATER AREA AS COMMUNITY CENTERS. WHICH GENERALLY LINES WITH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND SOME CASES, SOME MIXED USES AS WELL. UM AS I MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO. THE GARAGE KIND OF MEDIUM CONCEPT IS A NEW AND INNOVATIVE USE, ONE THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES IN THIS REGION. PROPOSAL INCLUDES RETAIL OFFICE AND SERVICES AS CONTEMPLATED IN THE COMMUNITY CENTERS DESIGNATION, THOUGH IT CENTERS AROUND AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT AS WELL.

THIS SITE HAS BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE BAY DOORS WILL NOT FACE ANY PUBLIC STREET THEIR INTERNAL FACING ONLY THE HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA. OBVIOUSLY, JUST TREES THAT ARE VIEWABLE FROM THE FRONTAGE ALONG BOTH RANGER DRIVE AS WELL AS NAME AND FORCED BOULEVARD. AND SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA. SEE SOME TREES ALONG GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND THEN, OF COURSE THAT'S LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY. SO THE GARAGE CONDOS JUST TO KIND OF INTRODUCE THAT CONCEPT IS A UNIQUE THIS IS SOME LANGUAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT BUT AS A UNIQUE FACILITY WHERE THE CUSTOMER OWNS THE OVERSIZED UNIT, AS OPPOSED TO RENTING IT, AS OPPOSED, LIKE SELF STORAGE FACILITY WOULD TYPICALLY RENT. THE UNIT, OF COURSE, IS MUCH SMALLER. BUT THIS IS THIS IS FOR OWNERSHIP AREA RESIDENTS CAN BUILD EQUITY WHILE ENJOYING THE PRIVACY AND CONVENIENCE OF THEIR OWN GARAGE, ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT.

THESE GARAGE OWNERS CAN STORE LUXURY VEHICLES OR ANY PERSONAL BELONGINGS. HOWEVER OVERNIGHT STAY IS NOT PERMANENT WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT, SO IT IS PURELY COMMERCIAL. THIS IS NOT A RESIDENTIAL, UH, USE HERE IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. THERE ARE THREE BUILDINGS PROPOSED JUST TO

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HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. UM SHOWING SOME TREES AND SHRUBS THROUGHOUT THE SITE, INCLUDING ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE IS IT ACTUALLY MEETS ALL GDC LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS, JUST WITH ONE EXCEPTION, WHERE THE APPLICANT WILL BE REALLY LEAVING THIS AREA ALONG GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE.

UNTOUCHED THEY INTEND TO PRESERVE THOSE TREES RATHER THAN CONTINUE. THE NEW CANOPY TREE AND SHRUB REQUIREMENT, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO REMOVE A LOT OF THOSE. THERE'S SOME FLOODPLAINS, SLOPE AND EASEMENT DIFFICULTIES AND THAT SIDE AS WELL. AND HERE, THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. THESE ARE THE MORE TECHNICAL ELEVATIONS. I'VE GOT A DIFFERENT RENDERING HERE IN A FEW SLIDES, BUT JUST KIND OF WALK THROUGH. THESE THEY DO MEET ALL GDC REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING DESIGN AND AGAIN, THE ANY BAY DOORS GARAGE BAY DOORS ARE FACING INTERNALLY, ONLY THEY'RE NOT FACING TOWARDS ANY OF THE PUBLIC PUBLIC STREETS. AND HERE'S SOME ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF, UM THE BUILDINGS THAT THIS APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED AND SOME OTHER CITIES IN THIS REGION. AND HERE'S A SAMPLE. JUST INTERIOR PICTURE. THE APPLICANT HAS SOME ADDITIONAL, UH PHOTOGRAPHS AND EXAMPLES OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AND OTHER LOCATIONS. BUT THIS JUST SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GARAGE CONDO CONCEPT. SO. SO THERE ARE THREE PARTICULAR DEVIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FAIRLY MINOR. IT HAS KIND OF MORE TO DO WITH JUST WHICH STANDARDS ARE APPLYING BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW LAND USE, BUT JUST TO START FROM THE TOP, OF COURSE, THE LAND USE ITSELF AGAIN. THIS IS A NEW LAND USE IS NOT DEFINED IN THE G D. C, UM WE DETERMINED THAT THE CLOSEST LAND USE UM LISTEN TO THE G. D C IS PROBABLY THE WAREHOUSE OFFICE SHOWROOM USE.

THERE'S SOME SIMILARITIES WITH SELF STORAGE AS WELL. BUT OBVIOUSLY SOME MAJOR DIFFERENCES AS WELL. UM BUT AGAIN THROUGH THIS PROCESS IN THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UM THE LOT TO GARAGE CONDO USE WOULD BE ADDED. IN THE PD. AS FAR AS PARKING. THIS IS JUST A MATTER OF WHICH KIND OF RATIO TO USE IF APPLYING THE WAREHOUSE OFFICE SHOWROOM USE THE EQUATION COMES OUT TO 77 PARKING SPACES FOR A LOT TO THIS IS REGARDING A LOT, TOO, BY THE WAY, IN LOT ONE. IT DOES MEET ALL THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. ALL THE USES ARE DEFINED AND PARKING IS PROVIDED ACCORDINGLY.

BUT FOR A LOT, TOO, FOR THE GARAGE KIND OF MEDIUMS, JUST DEFINING THAT THAT RATIO. SO INSTEAD OF THE 77 SPACES PER THE WAREHOUSE OFFICE SHOWROOM USE, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RATIO OF ONE PARKING SPACE FOR EVERY 2000 SQUARE FEET OF GROSS FLOOR AREA, WHICH THEY CONTEND HAS BEEN USED IN A SUCCESSFUL AND SEVERAL OF THEIR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT EQUATES TO 42 EXCUSE ME, 39 PARKING SPACES BEING REQUIRED FOR A LOT, TOO, AND THEY ARE PROVIDING 42 AND THAT, ACTUALLY THAT 42 DOES NOT COUNT THE ACTUAL GARAGES, SO THEY SAY, AND REALLY PRACTICAL MATTERS. A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD OR THE GARAGE OWNERS WOULD JUST SIMPLY PARK THEIR VEHICLES IN THE GARAGE CONDO ITSELF, SO THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF PARKING. LOT TWO. AND AGAIN LOT ONE MEETS THE GDC PARKING REQUIREMENTS. UM AND THEN, AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING OUT, MENTIONED THIS EARLIER IN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, THAT'S JUST SIMPLY REGARDING THAT ONE

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HOWEVER THE APPLICANT IS CLARIFIED THAT SOME OF THE PROPOSED AUTOMOBILE REPAIR WORK , WHICH INCLUDES CUSTOMIZATION, REFURBISHMENT, AUTOMOTIVE, GLASS AND UPHOLSTERY, THOSE ARE CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR. SO THE APPLICANTS REQUESTING THAT ANY FUTURE MAJOR AUTO REPAIR TENANTS WOULD BE ALLOWED BY S U P ONLY NOT BY RIGHT SO THE REPAIRS ALLOWANCE AND BUILDING ONE WOULD BE FOR MINOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR. ONLY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE APPLICANT DID NOT MAKE THE CHANGE TO RESTRICT THE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR. MINOR USE FOR BUILDING ONE, AND IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT CLARIFIED THAT GARAGE OWNERS MAY USE THE GARAGE KIND OF MEDIUMS AS AN OFFICE SPACE IN LOT TWO. THAT'S WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE MAY BE AN ARCHITECT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT CAN USE IT FOR THEIR OWN SORT OF PRIVATE PRACTICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM SO HERE'S A LIST OF THE CHANGES SINCE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A 6 FT. MASONRY WALL ALONG NAME AND FORCED BOULEVARD THAT IS ALONG BOTH LOTS ONE AND TWO. THE PLAN ALSO HAD MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY. I JUST ADDED THIS, BUT THE CONTROLLED ACCESS GATE WAS ADDED IN THE REAR OF LOT ONE AND SO ALONG THE P G BT SIDE. IT'S UM PERPENDICULAR TO P G. B T, WHICH PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT EXTRA SCREENING AS YOU LOOK KIND OF INTO THAT DRIVEWAY BEHIND LOT ONE. UM THE NEXT ONE IS THE APPLICANTS PROPOSING TO AS I MENTIONED A LITTLE WHILE AGO TO ADD THE MAJOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR USE AND LOT ONE BY S U P REQUEST ONLY ANY MAJOR AUTO REPAIR REQUESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS IN THE FUTURE. GENERAL OFFICE USED IS ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE GARAGE CONDO AND LOT TO AS I MENTIONED, UM THE THERE WAS AN ACCESS POINT, ACTUALLY, FROM NAME ENFORCED BOULEVARD A LOT LONG LOT ONE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE SITE PLAN, AS WAS PRESENTED TO PLANNING COMMISSION. THERE WAS A DRIVEWAY FROM ONE THAT KIND OF ALIGNED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE WEST, AND AFTER THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, THE APPLICANT HAS REMOVED THAT ACCESS FROM LOT ONE ALONG NAME AND FORCED BOULEVARD. AND THEN FINALLY, THIS IS TYPICALLY NOT REALLY CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY. NOT SOMETHING WE REALLY ENFORCED THROUGH ZONING, BUT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. THE APPLICANT DID MENTION EARLIER THAT ALSO FOLLOWING THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, THEY'RE CHANGING THE BUILDING COLOR A BIT MORE OF A BEIGE COLOR THAT WILL BETTER MATCH THE SCHOOL BUILDING THE CAREER CENTER TO THE WEST AS I UNDERSTAND, SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT AND MAYOR WE MAILED OUT. UM, 51 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE WE RECEIVED THREE IN FAVOR WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA FOR AGAINST WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, TWO IN FAVOR OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA AND 16 AGAINST OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? CUSTOMER ART. WELL THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT SIGNAGE THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THE GDC AND SIGNAGE. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THE CONDOS THAT THE GARAGE CONDOMINIUMS THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE SIGNAGE AT ALL. IS THAT CORRECT? UM OTHER THAN ON THE BUILDING THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, TOO. SO WHERE IT'S AT? SURE SURE. WELL THE FIRST QUESTION THAT IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE NOT REQUEST ANY DEVIATIONS REGARDING SIGNAGE OF ANY KIND AND SIDE. OF COURSE, IT WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH SIGN PERMITS. WHATEVER SIGNS THEY DO PROPOSE, UM RIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY

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THK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU WILL OKAY? I'M SECRETARY. I'M. I'M GUESSING WE HAVE MULTIPLE SPEAKERS FOR THE APPLICANT ON THE SIDE OF SPEAKERS FOR THE APPLICANT AND WE HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, OKAY? LET'S BRING THE APPLICANT FORWARD, PLEASE. I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO GET SET UP HERE BEFORE WE KICK THE CLOCK OFF. WHEN WE DO IT'S NOT ALLOWED. THERE YOU GO. ONCE SHE GETS SET UP, UM WE'LL GET YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. SIX DON'T KNOW. SUDDENLY WE GOT TO AN AUCTION OR WHAT WE WERE DOING. SIR, IF YOU GO AHEAD NAME'S FRED GANZ. UH 23 23. TARPLEY BOULEVARD CARROLLTON, TEXAS, OWNER OF GARAGES OF AMERICA, MR MAYOR, COUNCILMAN. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND ON WHAT WILL EXPLAIN ABOUT OUR CONCEPT. IT'S UH IT IS A UNIQUE NICHE THAT WE BEGAN BACK IN 2015. AND WE BUILT THE FIRST ONE IN PLANO AND WILL HAVE BEEN AND SINCE THEN WE'VE BUILT 10 FACILITIES ABOUT 750 GARAGES. IN, UH ALL AROUND DFW. TWO IN HOUSTON. AND ONE IN AUSTIN AND ONE IN DENVER. SO IT'S A CONCEPT THAT I FOUND IN ANOTHER STATE. THAT CAME ABOUT 2007. AND WE STARTED TO GET ROLLING IN 2008, AND THAT CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. SO IT TOOK US TILL 2015 TO GET GOING AGAIN. BUT THE DEMAND FOR THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY WE'VE SOLD ABOUT 760 GARAGES FOR OVER $200 MILLION IN THIS IN THE 10 PROJECTS THAT WE'VE COMPLETED.

AND WE HAVE NO INVENTORY. IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE CREATING A COMMUNITY FOR CURRENT FOUZI CASTS, WHICH NOBODY HAS EVER DONE. OUR BRAND OF GARAGES OF AMERICA IS ABOUT THE CURRENT FOUZI ASKED THE AUTOMOBILE COLLECTOR. AND THESE PEOPLE. AS YOU KNOW, JEFF. HAVE A DISEASE. THEY LOVE THEIR CARS. IT'S AMAZING. I'VE NEVER SEEN A HOBBY WITH MORE PASSION IN MY LIFE, BUT WE'RE BASICALLY BUILDING A MARINA FOR CAR GUYS. AND WE HAVE VERY STRICT RULES. WINSTEAD DID OUR CONDO DOCS OR 172 PAGES LONG. AND IT'S STRICTLY ENFORCED BY AN H O. A BOARD THAT'S ELECTED. IN THEIR PART OF THE OWNERSHIP GROUP, AND WE PROVIDE A THIRD PARTY H O A MANAGEMENT COMPANY. UH TO HELP THEM MANAGE THE H O A, AND IT'S STRICTLY ENFORCED. AND THE FLEX WAREHOUSE HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ADDED BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE SERVICE ORIENTED BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO BE NEAR THE GARAGES. AND I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE WAY OUR USE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED SINCE DAY ONE HERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT AUTOMOTIVE

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WE'RE TRYING TO FIT IN. WE BUILD A QUALITY PRODUCT. UH, IT'S 95% MASONRY, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, IT'S A WELL CONSTRUCTED FACILITY AS WELL PARKED. IT'S WELL, THAT THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS AESTHETICALLY TO WORK OUT WITH THE H O A I THINK WE'RE ALL DONE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. YOU KNOW, MASONRY WALL THAT'S OF STONE. THAT MATCHES ARCHITECTURALLY ARE BUILDING AH! WE WOULD LIKE TO STAY THAT WAY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT ARCHITECTURALLY IS PLEASING TO THE EYE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN INTEREST IN THAT BEING BRICK INSTEAD OF STONE. BUT THE BRICK BELONGS ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET WHERE THE RESIDENTIAL IS THAT IS BRICK. OUR PRODUCT IS WHEN YOU SEE THE ELEVATIONS.

MORE CLOSELY. YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STONE ON OUR BUILDINGS AND WE WANT THE WALL.

TO MATCH THAT BECAUSE IT'S ART ARCHITECTURALLY, AESTHETICALLY MORE PLEASING. UM. YEAH JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME OR MARK SCOTT . UM GARAGES OF AMERICA. 23 23 TARPLEY. VERY GOOD. CARROLLTON, TEXAS. KEPT LOOKING UP THERE LIKE THEY WERE GONNA SHOW UP UP THERE. HERE WE GO. GO AHEAD, FRED. GO AHEAD. SO THESE ARE SOME OF OUR KINGDOM COMPLETED FACILITIES. SO UM, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA. WE'RE IN DALLAS, ALLEN, FRISCO, ROANOKE, CARROLLTON, AND WE HAVE SITES IN HOUSTON. AUSTIN UM, AND THEN WE HAVE NEW PLAN DEVELOPMENTS. AND WE HAVE PHASE TWO IS A FRISCO, WHICH TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OR LOCATIONS LIKE R ALLEN LOCATION. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE ISLAND OUTLET MALL. IT BACKS UP TO $700,000 HOMES. IT'S IN A REALLY NICE AREA WITH ZERO OPPOSITION FROM THE NEIGHBORS. THEY'RE ACTUALLY WANTING US TO BE THERE . UM ANOTHER THING TOO, IS FRISCO. YOU KNOW, WE'RE RIGHT OFF FRISCO STREET AND ALL STARS AVENUE. WE'RE PLANNING A NEW PROJECT RIGHT BEHIND TOYOTA STADIUM. SO THE AREAS THAT WE'RE BUILDING IN ALONG WITH PLANO NEXT TO WILL HAVE BEEN MALL. UM WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING IT HERE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THE SLIDE THAT HAS OUR TRACK RECORD, BUT ALSO HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF GARAGES AT OUR LOCATIONS. IT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. 40% OF OUR BUYERS BY MULTIPLE GARAGES, 34 OR FIVE, TAKE THE WALLS OUT AND EXPAND THEM INTO FORD 5000 SQUARE FOOT. MAN CAVES. IT'S REALLY AMAZING WITH SOME OF THESE GUYS DO. AND THEN ELEVATIONS. THERE YOU SEE THE ELEVATIONS? YOU GOT THE BOARD THERE? I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY CAN SEE THAT BOARD, BUT BUT THEY REALLY ARE THERE ORIENTED SO THAT NO OVERHEAD DOORS ARE EXPOSED. AND WITH THE SCREENING WALLS AND THE AND THE OPAQUE GATES. AND FULLY SECURED LOTS OF CAMERAS. WE DO THE EXTERIOR SECURITY VERY TIGHT IN THE OWNERS ADD INTERNAL SECURITY. BECAUSE THEY'RE STORING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF AUTOMOBILES GENERALLY SO THERE'S A REAL NEED FOR HIGH SECURITY AND WE DON'T ALLOW. ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT WOULD CREATE ANY RETAIL FOOT TRAFFIC BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE ON THE PROPERTY THAT DON'T BELONG THERE. AND WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE. THERE THAT ARE CREATING ANY ADDITIONAL PARKING OVER AND ABOVE WHAT WE'VE SAID. WAIT WE ARE REQUIRING NEED FOR HER OWNERS. THAT BEING SAID, UM . THERE'S JUST OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. SOUNDS GOOD. VERY GOOD. QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, SIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

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SO WHAT'S THE IS THERE? A DISTINCTION BETWEEN GARAGE CONDO? WAREHOUSE OR IS THAT JUST A PHRASE THAT YOU'RE USING. CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR ME? I'LL TRY. I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS BEING THAT CONFUSING, BUT THE FLEX IT'S PROBABLY ME, SIR. I HAD NEVER OKAY SO I WANT YOU TO EDUCATE ME. IT'S NOT ON YOU, BUT I JUST NEED CLARIFICATION. MINOR REPAIR ISSUE CAME UP IN THE FIRST HEARING WE HAD WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I DIDN'T REALIZE BEFORE I GOT HERE THAT THERE WAS SUCH A DISTINCTION BETWEEN MINOR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN YOUR ORDINANCE THAT THAT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD CANDIDLY. SO WHEN THEY STARTED EXPLAINING OUR BUSINESSES, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BUSINESS, I'M LIKE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE. THAT'S NOT WHO WE ARE. OF ALL THE GARAGES THAT WE'VE SOLD. I ONLY KNOW OF. ONE OWNER IN THE GARAGE THAT HAD, UH, BUSINESS WHERE HE DID. LIGHT RESTORATION, BUT IT WAS FOR HIS OWN CARS. AND THEN HE WOULD TAKE THAT CAR AND HE WOULD SELL IT. AND IT WAS VERY LIGHT RESTORATION. NO PAINT. NO. NO FUMES. NO YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. SO THE CONDO DOCKS. UH ADDRESS THAT VERY STRINGENTLY. THE OFFICE FLEX WAREHOUSE. NOW THAT'S AN AUTOMOTIVE POTENTIAL. I MEAN, IT MAY BE FULL OF BUSINESSES THAT AREN'T AUTOMOTIVE. BUT BECAUSE THE AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE CREATING IT'S LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE SOME USES THAT AREN'T REALLY REPAIR RELATED THEIR SERVICE RELATED. LIKE UPHOLSTERY. REPAIR OR THE RAP AUTOMOBILE RAP COMPANIES, YOU KNOW, JUST THINGS OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPES, BECAUSE THERE'S THIS SYNERGY AROUND THE AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE CREATING. SO THE WAREHOUSE IS REALLY PART OF THE FLEX. THE GARAGE CONDO IS PART OF THE GARAGE CONDOMINIUMS. THEY'RE BOTH CONDOS BECAUSE WE'RE SELLING THE FLEX AND WE'RE SELLING THE GARAGES. SO I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION OR NOT, BUT I'M TRYING TO BE CLEAR. THANKS SO YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. CUSTOMER ROT. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. I'M ASSUMING THAT THESE UNITS, THEY'RE ALL FULLY SPRINKLED. OKAY AND SO IF SOMEBODY HAS A IT'S LIKE IF SOMEBODY HAS.

HAVEN'T FORBID OF FIRE AND ONE UNIT. DOES THAT JUST AFFECT HIS UNIT? IT SHOULD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, OKAY? DEPENDS ON HOW LONG YOU KNOW IT'S THERE. THE WALLS ARE ALL RATED SO OKAY. AND IF HE TAKES IF THEY BUY MULTIPLE UNITS AND THEN DECIDED DECIDED TO TAKE THE WALLS DOWN AND SORT OF PROCESS WHERE THEY DO THAT, AND DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT RE ENGINEERED OR ANYTHING. TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO DO THAT. NO IT'S CONSTRUCTION WISE , IT'S NOT AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEMISE NG WALLS ARE NOT STRUCTURAL. OKAY OKAY, BUT THEY HAVE TO DO ADDITIONAL METERS FOR THE FIRE. SO IF THERE WAS A FIRE IN ONE OF THOSE THREE OR 45 UNITS THAT THE FIRE TRUCKS NOWHERE TO GO THANK YOU ADDRESSED. VERY GOOD. CUSTOMER, HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT. YOU TALKING ABOUT SALESMAN WILLIAM OVER THERE. I'M LOOKING AT IS ALMOST TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS COMPLETELY. THERE'S NO CROSS CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO.

INTERNALLY THERE'S A RETAINING WALL THAT RUNS DOWN THE LENGTH OF IT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN MORE BUILDING ONE? IT'S MORE OF A RETAIL USE. YOU SAID YOU'RE SELLING THESE KIND OF RETAIL CENTERS AND BUILDING TWO IS STRICTLY THE GARAGE CONDOS. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT? THIS ONE? YEAH. THANK YOU WOULD. CAN THEY SEE THAT? WE HAVE SCREENS UP HERE TO FLEX UNIT. IF YOU WILL,

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AND YOU MENTIONED, UH. WELL ONE CONCERN AHEAD WITH THAT IS THE ALL THE RETAIL. THERE'S SO MUCH PARKING 143 SPACES ON THE PLAN THERE. YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING TO DRAW IN A BIG UM LIKE A BIG NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHOPPING THERE AND COMING AND GOING ALL THE TIME. MY CONCERN WITH JUST THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES IF YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO DRAW THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN AND ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, WHERE IS THE CLUBHOUSE? I MENTIONED THE CLUBHOUSE ON THERE. I DON'T SEE IT IN ANY OF THE FAMILY AS YOU HAVE GARAGES ONLY OKAY? AND THERE'S 71 GARAGES AND ONE CLUBHOUSE AND WE PUT A CLUBHOUSE IN EVERY GARAGE CONDO PROJECT, AND IT'S PRIMARILY FOR GATHERINGS THAT THEY MAY HAVE, YOU KNOW, FOR A MEETINGS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE REALITY IS THEY DON'T GET USED MUCH YOU KNOW IT'S A NICE AMENITY, AND IT HELPS US SELL. BUT THEY PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THEIR OWN GARAGES THAT THEY SELDOM USED THE CLUBHOUSES. OKAY, FRANKLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM BASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, FRED. UM AND FRED YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE H O A MANAGEMENT AND, UM OKAY, WHEN YOU MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS, DID YOU DISCUSS THE MANAGEMENT WITH THEM? OKAY. AND THEN, UM AND JUST IN READING SOME OF THE RESPONSES TO THE CASE, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT IT. WHO NEIGHBORS WOULD CONTACT IF THEY HAD ANY CONCERNS IN SO. FOR ANYONE TO CONTACT THE H O A WITH ANY CONCERNS OF ANY OTHER RESIDENTS THERE. UM, HOW WOULD THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION? WE'LL HAVE A LIST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. AND ONCE THE BOARD IS IN PLACE, AND THE H O A THIRD PARTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, THEY CAN HAVE ALL THOSE CONTACT INFORMATION AND COULD BE ACCESSIBLE. 24 7. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO, UM CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT? IS THERE ANY OUTDOOR STORAGE? OKAY AND SO THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THERE'S NO OUTDOOR RV STORAGE. THAT'S CORRECT. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE RESPONSES THAT ARE RECEIVED AND THANK YOU . WE HEARD THAT THERE WAS SOME GRAFFITI PROBLEMS POTENTIALLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE CHOSE TO ELIMINATE THE ACCESS POINT OFF OF NAME AND SCHOOL. AND COMPLETELY FENCE OFF THE, UH.

THAT BE THE SOUTH EAST END. OF THAT FLEX BUILDING AND SCREEN IT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND ON THE ON THE EAST END ALSO. AND GATE IT ON BOTH ENDS SO THAT THERE WAS 24 7 SECURITY. AND KEEP PEOPLE FROM MESSING WITH ANYTHING AT NIGHT. OKAY THANK YOU, FRED. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I'VE SEEN ANSWER. WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, WE WILL GIVE YOU TIME FOR AFTERWARDS. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST SPEAKER CARD IS FOR PATRICIA CACHE. OH, LOOK.

MA'AM IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND COLIC GONNA ASK YOU TO PULL THAT MICROPHONE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT. OKAY, PERFECT. MY NAME IS PATRICIA KASEY OLICK AND I LIVE AT 6 15 CEDAR VIEW DRIVE . I LIVED IN GARLAND FOR ABOUT 48 YEARS HERE FROM MINNEAPOLIS AND WE LOVE LIVING IN GARLAND. I LIVE FOUR HOUSES DOWN FROM THE CORNER OF CEDAR VIEW DRIVE AND NAME AND FOREST BOULEVARD. SO I'M IN DIRECT LOOKING AT THESE BUILDINGS. UH THE PEOPLE I SENT A PETITION TO THE COUNCIL. DID YOU ALL GET IT? OKAY A LOT OF PEOPLE WEREN'T HOME. SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND. THE ONLY SPOKE ASIAN AND NOT ONE OF THE PEOPLE WERE FOR THIS PROJECT. THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD DEVALUE OUR HOMES AND LOOKING AT THE PICTURES THAT THEY JUST SHOWED US. THESE BUILDINGS LOOK WAY TOO INDUSTRIAL FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD . THEY CAN GOLD PLATE THE DOORS. THEY CAN DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS, BUT THEY JUST LOOKED TO

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THAT'S ON THE INTERVIEW IN CEDAR COVE. SO THOSE THAT'S THE MAIN CONCERN AND ALSO THAT TREES MATCH WITH LIVE OAK TREES THAT ARE THE SAME THING LIKE ON RANGE OR DRIVE AND IN FRONT OF NAYMAN FOREST SCHOOL. AND THE TEXT SCHOOL. SO THAT IT'S ALL IN A NICE APPEARANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT'S OUR MAIN CONCERN. AH OTHER NEIGHBORS HAVE OTHER ISSUES. BUT THAT IS WHAT THE PEOPLE THAT I CONTACTED SAID THAT THEY WOULD WANT IF THE PROJECT IS APPROVED. UH, SO AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AWARE HOST IS A WAREHOUSE IN THE STORAGE IS THE STORAGE. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS PROJECT DOESN'T GO THROUGH? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS THINKING DOWN THE ROAD? SO THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND, UH, MY TIME WITH YOU. AH, THANK YOU AND EVERYONE OF YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? I SEE NONE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. SORRY. HANG ON ONE SECOND. APRIL TIM BASS. THANK YOU CAN HAVE YOU COME BACK DOWN, PLEASE? SORRY. SOMETIMES THERE'S A DELAY. MAYOR PRETEND BASS HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TODAY AND APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME TO MEET WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AS WELL. AND GET SOME INFORMATION FROM THEM. HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU MENTIONED THAT THE PUTTING THIS PROJECT IN WAS GOING TO DECREASE YOUR PROPERTY VALUES. EVERY THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE HAD SAID WHEN I APPROACHED THEM. THEY WERE AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO DEPRECIATE OUR HOMES. THE HOMES IN THAT AREA ARE PROBABLY NEAR OR AT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

AND WE'RE JUST THINKING THAT, LIKE I SAID, THE BUILDINGS ARE STORAGE BUILDINGS. I DON'T CARE IF, UH, PICTURES SHOW THAT TO ME , AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S A CONCERN. DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF THIS PROPERTY VALUES BEING DECREASED WITH THEIR PROJECT TELLING YOU WHAT? EVERYONE HAS TOLD ME? OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE BAT. I SHOULD HAVE JUST SAT ON THE FRONT ROW. WE GOT YOUR EARLY THAT THAT FRONT ROW IS ALWAYS EMPTY. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO SIT THERE. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, MA'AM. SURE I WILL. YOU'RE OKAY. MY NAME IS KATHY.

BAD TO BE HH 80 T. I LIVED IN GARLAND SINCE 79. AND I LOVE GARLAND. WE MOVED IN THIS HOUSE AUGUST 2012. WHEN THE HOUSES WERE GETTING BUILT. BEAUTIFUL GREENERY. GREEN BELT IN THE BACK SIDE, NEVER HOUSES TO BUILD PRIVATE V PAID 9000 JUST FOR THAT. TO SEE THE GREEN BELT IN THE BACKYARD. THIS SIDE. WE HAVE SCHOOL. HUGE FLOODLIGHTS, BUT THEY'RE LOOKED DOWNWARDS, NOT UPWARDS. SO THAT'S FINE. THE BAND NOISES THERE. THAT'S FINE. IT'S A SCHOOL. NO PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE GETTING THIS. CONDOS GARAGE. WHATEVER YOU CALL, I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WORD. IT'S GONNA DEFINITELY DEPRECIATE THE VALUE OF OUR HOUSES. FIRST THING I TOLD MY SISTER, MY DAUGHTER SHE'S IN REAL ESTATE FOR LAST 20 YEARS. SHE SAID. MOMMY 110% THE VALUABLE GO DOWN. I SAID, OH, NO. REPAIRS MEANS REPAIRS, IT CAN BE ANY KIND OF REPAIRS. WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE WALL. THE WALL NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN 6 FT. IT NEEDS TO BE FIREPROOF. WE'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF FIRES AROUND EVERYWHERE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WE NEED TO STAY IN A RESIDENTIAL LOOK RESIDENTIAL, PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS GOING TO TURN INTO A HUGE COMMERCIAL AREA. I JUST HAVE A CONCERN. AND IF. LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THEY ARE NOT VERY

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MAN. APPRECIATE IT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE MORE. YES SIR. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS ALICE MCKINNON. YOU CHOSE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE. EVENFLO HE GIVES YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. PLEASE SHOW SOME PICTURES. YES. HOW TO REQUIRE ME TO PUSH SOME BUTTONS, THOUGH. AND I'LL FLIP THEM REALLY FAST.

THE DOCUMENT CAMERAS SHOULD BE UP. THERE YOU GO. YOU WILL ACCEPT KIND OF POSITION THEM.

OKAY? MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT. MY READY. YOU'RE READY. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'RE YOU'RE OUT. I'M ALLISON MCKINNON . I'M 604 CEDAR VIEW. I LIVE RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER. AH, MY DREAM HOME. UM I'M NOT PROPERTY MANAGER. REAL ESTATE, UH, COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGER OVER 25 YEARS. MY SONS ARE BROKER IN GARLAND. WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN GARLAND.

SO I'VE HEARD IT ALL THROUGH, UH , THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

YOU PROBABLY KNOW IT. IT'S ALL THE STUFF ON BRAND. IT'S REALLY THE CITY'S KIND OF MESSING UP EVERYTHING BUT THIS IS THE TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING. IN THE MORNINGS AND THE AFTERNOONS. UM . SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT THEY'RE DOING. THIS IS KIND OF THE MESS THEY LEFT, BUT WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER. THIS IS, UH, THIS IS THE FENCES THAT ARE IN A $3 MILLION THERE 12 FT IF WE COULD DO THE 12 FT, WE'D PROBABLY BE HAPPIER THAN WITH THE SHORTER ONES. THEY'RE PILLARS AND THEY SLIDE IN. SO THE BRICKS BREAK. THEY DON'T FALL OUT. YOU GOT A BRICK AND A WHOLE. UM SO THESE ARE THE GARAGES OF AMERICA PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND. THEY ANSWERED A LOT OF OUR QUESTIONS. UH SO MY CONCERNS ARE. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A REQUEST A 12 FT FENCE, THEY SAID THERE'S NO EXIT, WHICH WILL REALLY HELP. IT WILL HURT OF CELL OF OUR HOMES. SO IF I WAS GOING TO BUY THAT HOUSE THAT I'M IN, WHICH IS MY DREAM HOME. AND IT WAS THAT WAS GOING TO BE THERE. I WOULDN'T BUY JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. AH I AGREE WITH RETAIL ONLY. I THINK IT SHOULD REALLY BE RETAIL. ONLY KEEP IF THEY'RE GONNA DO IT. NO REPAIRS GO DOWN LIVE ON HIGHWAY.

NO REPAIRS. THERE'S GONNA BE PEOPLE DOING STEREOS, THE LOUDNESS. UH WHAT KIND OF REPAIRS SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING? IT COULD BE DIRTY. IT COULD BE CLEAN. WHAT? WHAT IS IT? UM SO. UM WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE WE WERE GOING TO SAY. UM THE SO ONCE THIS IS ALREADY DONE, THEY CAN BUY THEM AND SUB LEASE . SO YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO. I KNOW THEY WANT TO KEEP IT UP AND UP. SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S RULES INVOLVED BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, IF THEIR OWNERS THEY CAN SUBLEASE YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL UP AND UP. UM. I THINK LET'S SAY WE WANT TO BE SAFE FOR ALL YOU LIKE THEY SAID, SAFE FOR EVERYBODY, UM, ACTUALLY DATE MY NEIGHBOR, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL, SO WE'RE ACROSS THE STREET A LOT. UM SO WE SEE A LOT OF STUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THERE'S PEOPLE THERE. THERE'S UM KIDS IN THE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, STEALING CARS STEALING STUFF OUT OF CAR. SO WE'RE OUT THERE BECAUSE HE WALKS ME HOME, SO WE SEE A LOT OF THE VANDALISM, SO THAT'S KIND OF ARE CONCERNED. THERE'S GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE CARS, THESIS THIEF THAT THEY WANTED THEY CAN GET IT. I THINK THAT'S BUT REALLY I WANT THE 12 FT FENCE, THE 12 FT. NICE LOOKING FENCE. LIKE THESE IN THIS MILLION DOLLAR. MILLION DOLLAR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER. MAYOR PRO TEM BASS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR MACKINNON. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN HERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU JUST HAD SURGERY. IT'S WE LIKE WE LIKE TO SEE THAT KIND OF ATTENTION. QUESTION FOR YOU SHOWED A BUNCH OF PICTURES OF THE BEGINNING OF SOME CONSTRUCTION IN SUCH SO I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT'S NOT CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FROM THE APPLICANT GARAGES OF TECH OF AMERICA. OKAY, I JUST

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NO I THINK I THINK THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU, KAREN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU WILL. THERE'S BEEN QUITE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE OFFENSE THAT REQUIREMENT, SO CAN WE GO OVER THE APPLICANTS, REQUESTS AND HOW THAT COMPARES TO GDC. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. AND ACTUALLY, THE MASONRY WALLS ARE PROVIDING WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT SINCE ITS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL EXISTS. THERE'S A PUBLIC STREET RIGHT THERE. SO THAT IS THE APPLICANTS. UM UM THERE VOLUNTARILY PROVIDING THAT AS A RESULT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING THEY WERE PROVIDING, OR THEY ARE PROVIDING METAL ORNAMENTAL FENCE ELSEWHERE. I BELIEVE, BUT, UM THE MAJOR WALL REQUIREMENT. TYPICALLY, IF THAT UM IF THAT WERE A REQUIREMENT, THE TYPICAL STANDARD IS MASONRY WALL BETWEEN SIX AND 8 FT. THE MINIMUM WOULD BE 6 FT. AND THE MAXIMUM ACTUALLY IS 8 FT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE WAS NO VARIANCE ASKED FOR THE FENCE HEIGHT, AND, UM, IT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT THEY'RE DOING DOING IT ANYWAY, AND THEY'RE DOING IT TO MATCH THEIR PROPERTY. AESTHETICALLY OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU GET ONE.

YOU GET ONE SHOT. YOU ARE YOU ALREADY SPOKE IS WHAT I'M SAYING. WELL. AH I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT THAT IS THE RULES EYES THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? WHO HASN'T SPOKEN? HOW ABOUT THAT IS THE QUESTION VERY GOOD. UM. I WILL ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD AND MAYBE ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. UM I THINK WE'VE ALREADY COVERED THAT YOU ARE MEETING THE SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU, UM. ONE THING I DIDN'T POINT OUT EARLIER. IS THAT MY BACKGROUND HAS BEEN PREDOMINANTLY SELF STORAGE BUILT 75 SELF STORAGE FACILITIES IN 12 STATES, AND THAT'S A LOW TRAFFIC GENERATED USE. BUT THE GARAGE CONDOS IS AMAZINGLY LOW TRAFFIC GENERATION IT AVERAGES ABOUT 10 CARS A DAY. SO AS FAR AS THE TRAFFIC ON NAME AND SCHOOL. I DON'T THINK YOU COULD HAVE A USE THAT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL.

AND I'M NOT MAKING THAT UP. I MEAN, WHEN YOU GO TO OUR PROJECTS DURING THE COURSE OF A DAY, YOU MIGHT SEE A HALF A DOZEN CARS. AND THAT'S EVEN TRUE ON THE WEEKENDS. UM VALUE. THESE GARAGES, CRAZILY, UH, AVERAGE ABOUT $330,000 A GARAGE, AND AS I SAID EARLIER, THERE'S MOST 40% OF OUR BUYERS BY MULTIPLE GARAGES. IN THE RE SALES HAVE BEEN OFF THE CHARTS. WE HAD A GARAGE, UH, IN THE CARROLLTON PROJECT, WHERE MY HEADQUARTERS IS IN THE FLEX BUILDING. THAT THEY BUYER BOUGHT IT FOR 275,000 . HE PUT 300,000 INTO THE FINISH OUT ANY RESOLD IT FOR A MILLION 3 $870 A FOOT TO THE FLOOR. SO AS FAR AS VALUE IS CONCERNED. I PROMISE YOU WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT WHATSOEVER ON THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. UM. WE'VE ADDRESSED THE WALL. UM. I THINK I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. OKAY. HANG ON ONE SECOND. YES, FOR LUCK. WELL THANK YOU FOR NOT PLACING YOUR BAY DOORS FACING THE ROADWAY, EVEN THOUGH THAT HASN'T REALLY BEEN A CONSIDERATION OF THIS BODY IN THE PAST. UM I REALLY WISH THAT YOU COULD TAKE THE INSIDE OF THESE UNITS AND KINDA FLIP THEM OUT BECAUSE THE AESTHETICS OF YOUR BUILDINGS ARE NOT WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON FRONT OF THE ROAD FOR AN INTERSTATE. ESPECIALLY WHERE, UM YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD UP SALES TAX AND ALL THAT, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND THAT THEY HAVE LOTS OF TAXABLE VALUE AND THAT, UM, YOU KNOW THEY'RE WONDERFUL AND BECAUSE IT WHAT YOU WILL. THIS IS A STORAGE UNIT. YOU'RE STILL IN THE

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ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE YOUR BAY DOORS UP SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP? BECAUSE THAT COMPANY SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON THEIR SOUNDPROOF ROOMS. IT'S INCREDIBLE. NONE OF THE TESTING IS EVEN IN THE WAREHOUSE. THE WAREHOUSE IS A VERY SMALL AREA RELATIVE TO THE BALANCE OF THAT SPACE. AND I THINK THEY HAVE TWO SOUNDPROOF ROOMS IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. AND BECAUSE THEY SELL . HOME EQUIPMENT, TOO, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE QUALITY OF SOME OF THAT. INVENTORY. BUT THERE WE HAVE USERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THEM. AND I MANAGED THAT BUILDING. AND I'M ONE OF THE USERS, BUT I'M NOT RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. I'M TWO DOORS DOWN. WE HAVE NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER WITH SOUND.

SO AGAIN. WE'RE IN A CELLO. A. WE TRY TO MANAGE IN A MANNER THAT WE ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE DON'T PUT A USE NEXT TO SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE OBJECTIONABLE . AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE BETTER ADMIRES OF THE GARAGES. AND IF SOMEBODY HAS AN INTENDED USE THAT WE DON'T LIKE WE DON'T SELL TO HIM. WE HAVE THAT RIGHT? WE BET HIM JUST LIKE A COUNTRY CLUB. YOU KNOW, EITHER THEY FIT THE MODEL. OR THEY DON'T AND WE DON'T HAVE TO SELL TO EVERYBODY AND WE'VE TURNED A LOT OF PEOPLE AWAY. OKAY AND, UM. ONE OF THE SPEAKERS ALSO MENTIONED SUB. LISTEN. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? WILL THERE BE ANY OF THAT GOING ON? CAN YOU TALK TO THAT ONE SECOND BEFORE YOU GET THERE, MR ENGLAND. WE SHOULD NOT BE ASKING QUESTIONS RELATED TO FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE CONDOMINIUM SCHEME THAT'S NOT REALLY RELEVANT TO WATCH. ALL ARE DECIDING TONIGHT ON WHOSE PROPERTY IT'S A RULE IN OUR REGULATIONS. THAT'S FINE, BUT YOU DON'T WELL, I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION TO GET WITHDRAWN. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU SHOULD I WITHDRAW THE QUESTION. GIN, SIR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR JOURNEY. THE LAST ONE I HAVE. WOULD YOU ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE WALL? ANY ANY COMMENTS ON THE SUGGESTION THAT WAS MADE BY 12 SPEAKER TO INCREASE BEHAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD DO MUCH GOOD. YOU KNOW, THE BUILDINGS ARE 20 FT. TALL AT THE IV. WHAT'S 6 FT VERSUS SEVEN OR EIGHT. I MEAN, 12 RIDICULOUS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S JUST OFF THE NOBODY DOES . 12 I THINK YOU HAVE TO GET PERMISSION HERE TO GET AN 8 FT.

OKAY IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. OKAY AND LASTLY, YOUR. I CAN'T TELL FROM THE PICTURES, THE OBEY DOORS. THEY FACING THE BACK. NONE OF THEM FACE THE STREETS FACING LBJ HAS STOREFRONTS. YOU KNOW, LIKE A GLASS BUSINESS WOULD VERY, VERY NICE AND THE GARAGES ARE ALL ORIENTED TOWARDS THE INSIDE, SO YOU WON'T SEE HIM FROM THE STREET. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS OF THE YOU SAID YOU MENTIONED SEVERAL CITIES WHERE YOU'VE GOT OR ANY OF THOSE LOCATED NEAR SIMILAR PROXIMITY FOR RESIDENTIAL AND ANY OF THOSE CITIES. YOU MENTIONED FRISCO, CAROL AND SOME OTHER CITIES YOU MENTIONED YOU MENTIONED I THINK YOU MENTIONED DID YOU MENTION 18 THE STADIUM? I THOUGHT YOU MENTIONED SOME STADIUM BUT ANYWAY, OR ANY OF THOSE WHERE YOU'VE GOT THOSE DEVELOPMENTS.

YES WITHIN A REASONABLE SIMILAR PROXIMITY OF A RESIDENTIAL. ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY.

CARROLLTON. OUR SECOND PHASE IN CARROLLTON IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL ON MARCH

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I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD FIT. I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT PROJECT DEVELOP. NOT NECESSARILY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION. BUT FOR OTHERS. IT'S IT DOES. IT IS AN UNUSUAL PROPERTY. YOU HAVE A YOU HAVE A NAME AND SCHOOL ROAD BEHIND IT THAT REALLY YOU CAN'T USE FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS. YOU HAVE TO GO IN AND OUT, MOSTLY OFF OF OFF OF THE OF THE FREEWAY ACCESS YOU HAVE. IT'S A IT'S JUST HARD, AND, UM I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE THESE FACILITIES I HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE THAT HAVE GARAGES IN YOUR ALLEN LOCATION, AND THEY LOVE THEM. IT'S VERY LOW TRAFFIC. THE PEOPLE IT'S A IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY, AND THEY DO HAVE MULTIPLE ONES. AND SO IT'S MULTIPLE UNITS IN THERE. IT'S A WELL HEELED CLASS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST PASSIONATE ABOUT CARS.

AND THERE'S OTHER PLACES. UM YOU KNOW, THE SHOP CLUB THAT'S IN DALLAS ALSO IS VERY THE SIMILAR TO THAT I COULD SEE THAT IN YOUR BUILDING ONE. YOU COULD HAVE A SMALL CAFE THAT'S CAR RELATED.

THERE'S SOMETHING THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE WITH WITH WITH THE THEME OF WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING THERE AND AS FAR AS ITS IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO THAT THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD FIT WITH ITS ADJACENCY TO A TO SCHOOL USES WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAX VALUE THAT ZERO. THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT HAS PROPERTY TAX VALUE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE THAN JUST AN EMPTY LOT. THAT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, SO I AM THRILLED THAT THEY'RE BRINGING THIS TO US. UH AND I THINK THAT EVERY ONE OF US IS GOING TO BE SURPRISED AT HOW HOW WELL THIS TURNS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CASTOR MORRIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM REGARDING THE VIEW FROM GEORGE BUSH FREEWAY LOOKING AT YOUR LAYOUT PLAN. I SEE A LARGE AREA THAT YOU ARE NOT REMOVING 70 SOME ODD 80 TREES. SO THAT WILL REMAIN AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. AND THE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING. ALWAYS DISORIENTS ME WHEN THINGS ARE NOT NORTH UP. AH, UM SO THE LANDSCAPING YOU'RE ADDING AT THE I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE WEST END OF THAT THAT PROPERTY, UM, THE VIEW COMING ALONG GEORGE BUSH FREEWAY IT LOOKS LIKE FOR AT LEAST OVER HALF OF THE WIDTH. PERSPECTIVE FROM GEORGE BUSH. WELL, WE'LL STILL HAVE ALL THE SAME TREES THERE THAT ARE THERE NOW. THREE QUARTERS. YEAH. ALRIGHT AND I'M I'M THE RESIDENT TREEHUGGER ON COUNCIL AND I APPRECIATE THAT, UH, THAT BEING THERE? UM A LOT OF PEOPLE. I MEAN, WE HEAR WITH EVERY DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY UPSET ABOUT THE LOSS OF TREES ON ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY AND I FEEL IT EVERY TIME. BUT UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THAT THE TREES WILL BE RETAINED THEIR ALONG GEORGE BUSH AND I DO AGREE THAT WILL MAKE IT A MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE FLY BY FOR THOSE OF US WHO DRIVE THERE ALL THE TIME, SO UM I DID. AH I DID ENJOY YOUR DESCRIPTION OF THIS IS BEING A SIMILAR TO A MARINA FOR CAR GUYS AND GALS. UM I DEAL WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH MARINAS, INCLUDING ONE I'M MARRIED TO, UM AND, UH, I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THAT COMPARISON WITH THIS. IT SEEMS ACCURATE. I WAS I WAS STALKING. I'D NEVER HEARD OF GARAGES OF AMERICANS. SO I WAS STALKING, UM, STALKING YOUR COMPANY READING REVIEWS. UM JUST KIND OF BEFORE YOU SEEING YOU. AND, UH, I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED . UM, I WAS NOT IMPRESSED. THE FIRST TIME I SAW AUTOMOBILE ON ANYTHING. UM BUT AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS, I WAS SURPRISED. UM AND I SAW HERE IN OUR AREA. SO YOU YOU HAVE FACILITIES IN DALLAS, CARROLLTON , PLANO, ROCKWALL, ALLEN FRISCO, AND IT GOES ON FROM THERE. UM AND THE REVIEWS FROM THOSE AS FAR AS I COULD FIND BY GOOGLE. UM, WE'RE ALL VERY POSITIVE SO UM. THIS IS INTERESTING. THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT. THIS IS NEW TO US, UM I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING MY HEAD AROUND GARAGE CONDOS. I HAD SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS ASKING, SO CAN PEOPLE SLEEP THERE? CAN THEY LIVE THERE? NEW.

OKAY, UM. AND THE SAME KIND OF, UM, CONCERNS THAT OTHERS HAVE VOICED IS, YOU KNOW? WHAT IS IT?

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[10. c. Consider a Zoning request by Jake Finch, Cascade Companies to rezone the property from Agricultural (AG) District to Single-Family Attached (SFA) District to allow townhouses. The site is located at 613 and 615 Rowlett Road in District 4.]

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VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. MM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS, ALTHOUGH THE APPLICANT MIGHT BE PRESIDENT. PRESENTATION. OKAY? JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET US A CARD BEFORE YOU GO. FORGIVE ME. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT NEEDED TO FILL THAT OUT OF THE APPLICANT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. SO YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION. HANG ON. LET'S GET THE TIMER RESET. THERE WE GO. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. MARY JAKE FINCH, 16, 3 80. ADDISON ROAD. ADDISON, TEXAS 75001. GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR PROJECT THE RESERVE AT ROSE HILL. UM WITH THE EXTENSIVE CREEK AREA ON THE WEST SIDE, WE FELT LIKE THE RESERVE WAS AN ATHLETE. NAME.

UH, NAME FOR THE PROJECT, IF YOU WILL. SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL ZONE , AS MR GRANT SAID, FROM AGRICULTURAL TO SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED, AFTER MANY NIGHTS GOING THROUGH THE GARLAND CITY CODE ENGINEERING MANUAL ENGINEERING STANDARDS WE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT CITY STAFF WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. IN GOING THROUGH ALL THE ORDINANCES. YOUR WEBSITE IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND WE FELT COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT SOME VERY THANKFUL AGAIN TO CITY STAFF, FOR ALL THEIR HELP THEIR UNDERSTANDING THE ORDINANCES. WE DO FEEL THAT THE SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED ZONING PRODUCT IS A GOOD USE FOR THIS AREA.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S COMMERCIAL TOWARDS BROADHEAD BROADWAY. EXCUSE ME TO THE WEST, AND THEN THE EXISTING MULTI FAMILY ON THE SOUTH AND THEN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH. WE FELT LIKE THIS WAS A GOOD BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THOSE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.

UM IN THIS ZONING EFFORT. WE'VE TRIED TO TAKE SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO TALK TO THE PUBLIC. WE'VE DONE THAT IN A COUPLE OF WAYS ONE SEPARATE FROM THE LETTER OF THE CITY SENT OUT. WE SENT A PRIVATE NOTIFICATION LETTER TO BELIEVE IT WAS 90 RESIDENTS OR 90. PROPERTY OWNERS. EXCUSE ME AROUND THE AREA. WE TRIED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO WHO WE WERE INTRODUCING THAT ARE THE PROJECT GAVE THEM THE CITY DATES, MUCH LIKE YOUR LETTER DID INVITED THEM TO OUR MEET AND GREET WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A MINUTE AND THEN INVITED THEM TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE. WE CREATE A WEBSITE SOLELY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION. IF THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE COMING TO MEET AND GREET THAT SORT OF THING. UM AGAIN. WE THOUGHT THIS PRIVATE LETTER WOULD HELP SOFTEN A LETTER FROM THE CITY WITH ZONING WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. UM SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE WEBSITE. SO WE CREATE A WEBSITE JUST FOR THIS PROJECT. UM IF YOU GO THERE RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN PULL IT UP ONLINE. THERE WAS A SECTION SPECIFICALLY CALLED HALF QUESTIONS WHICH WENT DIRECTLY TO US AND OUR TEAM. IF RESIDENTS ARE PROPERTY OWNERS HAD ANY INFORMATION OR HAD ANY QUESTIONS AS OF AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO, WHEN I LEFT THE OFFICE, THERE WAS ZERO EMAILS IN THAT THAT INBOX. UM AND THEN THE MEET AND GREET SO WE WANTED TO HAVE A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING. WE

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AH DOWN THERE. APPRECIATE YOUR COORDINATION WITH COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER DANIELS. WHOSE OFFICE IS RIGHT. WE'LL BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THIS. SO, UH, AND THIS IS THE KIND OF PRODUCT THAT THAT IN MY PREDECESSOR HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS IS OWNER OWNERSHIP. THIS IS HOME OWNERSHIP. WHICH IS HUGE, PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICT FOUR, AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAD HAD ANY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT. UH I'VE GOTTEN VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK. AS A RESULT OF YOUR EFFORTS AND WHAT IN YOUR PRODUCT DOWN THERE, SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT, AND WE'LL BE WATCHING IT UNTIL YOU DRIVE YOUR LAST. NAIL. AND OUR PIECE OF CONCRETE DOWN THERE , SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH WHEEL AND THE CITY AND BRINGING THIS PROJECT TO SOUTH GARLAND IN

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[Items 10d & 10e]

[11. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions]

DAVID PERISHED. THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. MICRO IS THE PLAN COMMISSION. MARTHA BLOCKER TO THE PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD SHOUTED PIERCY TO THE SENIOR STUDENTS, CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD AND TONY BOYD, THE TEXT INCREMENT FINANCE NUMBER ONE BOARD. VERY GOOD COUNSEL. YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE NOMINATIONS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A SECOND SECRETARY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE IN A BLOCK. IF YOU PAIR THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND. IT'S A RECORD REFLECT THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON INTENDED TO PRESS YES TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THOSE , SO THOSE NOMINATIONS ARE ALL APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. JUST TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE LIST AND SEE WHO YOU WERE AFTER ON THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY ALL RIGHT , MOVING ON. ITEM. 12 CITIZEN

[12. Citizen comments]

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I CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE THE. GOOD EVEN SIR. IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES MY NAME IS PHILIP PETERSON. MY ADDRESS IS 5 36 SHIRLEY COURT. IN RICHARDSON. HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. AGAIN MY NAME IS PHILIP PETERSON. I'M IN FRONT OF YOU. AND YOU HAVE A PACKET OF INFORMATION FOR REFERENCE. NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT NOW. BUT YOU CAN REFER TO IT AT A LATER DATE, SO THAT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME. THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S KEVIN COOPER. WHO IS THE CHIEF OF GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IMPOSED ON THE CITY OF GARLANDS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTABILITY STATED THAT BECAUSE GARLAND IS A HOME RULE HAS A HOME RULE DESIGNATION.

IT'S POLICE ARE ACCOUNTABLE SOLELY TO THE MERRIER. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AS YOU GUYS NO ONE ELSE. NO ONE ELSE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ONLY YOU GUYS I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO REQUEST THAT THE MAYOR ANDREW COUNCIL ISSUE A DIRECTIVE. TO EXPEDITE A MARCH 2022 UBER TECHNOLOGIES CLAIM.

TOXICOLOGY LAB SCREEN. EIGHT MONTHS OF X EXPEDITING HAS RESULTED IN THE FIRST EXPEDITE OF TWO RESULTS DONE IN TWO DAYS. AH IT WAS PROVIDED BY THE DPS GARLAND TALKS LAB. THE SECOND OF THE TWO HAS BEEN DENIED OR REFERRED BACK TO THE CITY BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. FOR INSTANCE, DPS AUSTIN TALKS LAB MANAGER AND A MUD DECLINED IT IN MARCH. DPS TOXICOLOGY LAB CHIEF BRADY MILLS. REFERRED BACK TO THE CITY IN MAY. DALLAS COUNTY, D A. MICHAEL SANDLIN SAID. WE'RE UNABLE TO EXPEDITE BECAUSE THE MATTER HASN'T BEEN REFERRED FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND TO DALLAS COUNTY. AND FINALLY I'VE SPOKEN WITH, UH, ASSISTANT. UH, UH, CITY ATTORNEY MARK MAN, AND HE REFERRED IT BACK TO THE POLICE. I SPOKE WITH WITH ASSISTANT DEPUTY BEN ST CLAIR AND ESSENTIALLY, HE IS NONCOMMITTAL , HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR HIM TO EITHER EXPEDITE. OR TO PUT A RESPONSE IN WRITING BACK WHY HE'S NOT GONNA EXPEDITE. SIMPLY PUT I'M GONNA ASK THE MAYOR COUNCIL TO ISSUE A DIRECTIVE. TO EXPEDITE THE DPS. AUSTIN 2022. LAB. TOXICOLOGY REPORTS.

FINDINGS. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. I HAVE VERY GOOD. AND SECRETARY . DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? YES SIR. WE HAVE HOLLY SANBORN. VERY GOOD. MAN, IF I GET GET YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME'S HOLLY. MY NAME'S HOLLY SANBORN. UM I LIVE AT 2402 RICH CRUST. OBVIOUSLY IN GARLAND AMERICA COUNCIL. UM I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW I LIVE LIKE LIVED BY CREEK TO SEE FOUR THE CREEK THAT WAS CONTAMINATED BY LEAD FROM THE GLOBAL UNION PLANT. AND THIS HAPPENED. THE EPA TOOK THIS ON AS A PROJECT RIGHT BEFORE COVID AND AFTER MULTIPLE MULTIPLE DELAYS, UM THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO TACKLE THIS PROJECT AND COMPLETED REMEDIATION OF THE SOIL REMOVAL. UM WITH THE LEAD THE CONTAMINATED SOIL ALONG THE CREEK IN APRIL OF 2022. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER.

SINCE THE E P A FINISHED THEIR PROJECT AND WE HAD THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS FIRE. THAT OCCURRED WITH SUBSEQUENT SPILLAGE OF FIREFIGHTING, FOAM AND OTHER SUBSEQUENT PAINT RESIN PRODUCTS.

ACCORDING TO CREATE TWO C FOUR ALL I COULD THINK WAS OH, NO. HERE WE GO AGAIN. UH IT'S JUST

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