Sep 05, 2023 City Council

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GOOD

[Call to Order]

IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING.

YOU'RE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, UH, BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH.

YOUR DECISION, UH, IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL BE LED, UH, BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND TONIGHT, UH, WE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS FROM DISTRICT ONE.

SIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR BOW YOUR HEAD IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ALONG.

LORD BLESS OUR AGENDA TO BE FRUITFUL AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF GARLANDS CITIZENS REMIND US THAT WE ARE SERVANTS.

AND THAT IS THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE THE COMMON GOOD.

GRANT US THE WISDOM AND COURAGE TO KNOW AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD AND TRUE.

HELP US AS LEADERS TO ASK WHAT DO WE NEED TO LEARN? AND TO WHOM DO WE NEED TO LISTEN? MAY WE SPEAK WHEN IT IS TIME TO SPEAK AND LISTEN PATIENTLY AND RECEPTIVELY.

WHEN IT IS TIME TO LISTEN, MAY WE BE GUIDED BY THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY, THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE, AND BY THE SPIRIT OF LOVE, THIS WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT WE HOLD.

GOOD AND RIGHT AND TRUE.

AMEN.

AMEN.

JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, A PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THE INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE AS WELL.

THANKS.

WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH AND OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH.

WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR PET OF THE MONTH.

AND CRYSTAL,

[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THERE YOU GO.

GOOD.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CRYSTAL AND I'M ADOPTION SPECIALIST AT GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND HERE WE HAVE TONIGHT BOONE.

HE IS SIX YEARS OLD.

HE IS A CATULA, UH, LEOPARD MIX.

UM, HE IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

OUR ADOPTION FEES ARE $25 TO ADOPT WITH US.

WE ARE CLOSED TOMORROW, UH, TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WE ARE OPEN BACK UP ON THURSDAY.

WE'RE OPEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME AND VISIT US FROM 11 TO SIX.

UH, WE'LL BE THERE.

UH, YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL IF YOU WANNA MEET SPECIFICALLY BOONE.

UH, SO WE CAN SET UP AN APPOINTMENT OR IF YOU WANNA DO A MEET AND GREET WITH YOUR OWN PETS, IF YOU HAVE SOME.

UM, AND COME AND VISIT US.

WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER DOGS UP FOR ADOPTION.

UH, WANTED TO SHARE HAPPY NEWS OF AB THAT WAS AT OUR SHELTER FOR A FULL YEAR, UH, WHEN WE HAVE TO CLEAR THE SHELTERS.

UH, FAMILY ADOPTED HER.

SHE HAS A FULL HOUSE OF SIBLINGS, SO SHE IS, UM, DOING AMAZING AND WE'RE ALL GLAD FOR, FOR HER TO HAVE A GOOD HOME.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME VISIT US, UM, JUST GIVE US A CALL.

WE'LL BE THERE.

, COME AROUND HERE.

NIGHT IS THIS SHIRT FOR YOU, BY THE WAY.

OH, THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THE GOOD THING ABOUT BOONE IS NO MATTER WHAT COLOR DOG YOU LIKE, BOONE HAS GOT IT.

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I THINK EVERYTHING IS IN THERE.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA MENTION, I WANNA THANK OUR, UH, OUR SHELTER STAFF.

UM, OVER THE WEEKEND WE HAD A FREE VACCINATION CLINIC, AND IT WAS 200 AND SOMETHING PEOPLE, 200, 200 SOMETHING PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR.

IT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY, UH, SUCCESSFUL, UH, GETTING LOTS OF PETS, UH, VACCINATED.

I SAW CRYSTAL AT ONE POINT ABOUT THAT QUICK.

SHE, IT WAS ALL OF OUR STAY.

IT WAS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK, UH, KIND OF A MORNING.

UM, AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO, UH, DID A DEDICATION FOR OUR NEW TRAIL SYSTEM.

THERE'S A LITTLE LOOP TRAIL

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UH, ABE WAS, UH, OUR ANIMAL SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR MANY YEARS.

BUT, UH, BUT YES, DEFINITELY THANK THE, UH, AT ONE POINT THE LINE, BASICALLY THE LINE WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE VERY BACK AISLE OF THE SHELTER.

I MEAN, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

INCREDIBLE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.

AND LET'S SEE HERE.

WE GOT A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS HERE THIS EVENING.

FIRST UP IS, UH, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

MR. TORRES, HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? I WAS ABLE TO GET UP.

, WE'LL CALL THAT A VICTORY, , WHICH BY DAY WE'LL CALL THAT A VICTORY.

OKAY.

WITH, LET ME INVITE SOME, YES.

SOME OF THE ALLEGATION UP HERE.

YES, PLEASE HAVE EVERYBODY.

YOU GONNA HAVE SOME OTHER PARENTS? SO THE GIRLS SHOWED UP ALSO.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME DOWN HERE, .

THAT'S ONE WAY TO GET 'EM DOWN HERE.

VERY GOOD.

, COME ON.

YOU MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO CITY HALL.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL COME DOWN HERE AND JUST KINDA WORK YOUR WAY AROUND HERE AND JUST KIND OF FILL IN THAT WAY WE CAN TRY TO, TRY TO GET EVERYBODY IN THE CAMERA SHOT.

I'M NOT SURE YOU DON'T MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

YOU, YOU STAY HERE THOUGH.

YOU, YOU STAY HERE.

WE CAN FILL IN OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE EVENT, EVENT COORDINATOR.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

LOOK UP.

CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF ON THE CAMERA? ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

WE GOT EVERYBODY.

GREAT.

ALRIGHT.

WELL IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS, TONY.

LIKEWISE.

AND, UH, IN HONOR OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHEREAS THE HISTORY OF HISPANICS IN TEXAS DATES BACK TO THE EPIC JOURNEY MADE ACROSS TEXAS BY CASA DECA IN 1532.

AND WHEREAS HISPANIC CULTURE HAS BECOME A VIBRANT PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ESPECIALLY IN THE GREAT SOUTHWEST.

AND WHEREAS AMERICANS OF HISPANIC HERITAGE HAVE CARRIED ON TRADITIONS OF MILITARY SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SINCE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.

AND WHEREAS HISPANIC AMERICANS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPIRIT OF GARLAND, TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS IN CON, IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2023, WE HONOR AND SALUTE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS AND HEREBY PROVIDE LOCAL RECOGNITION OF THEIR DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I SCOTLAND, MAY MAYOR THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2023 IN GARLAND, TEXAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

SIR, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

VERY GOOD.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE, SHARE SOME WORDS WITH US.

THANK YOU MAYOR AGAIN.

AND, UH, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

WELL, THIS IS ANOTHER, ANOTHER YEAR AND ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.

AND AGAIN, AS I'VE STATED BEFORE, THIS PROCLAMATION BASICALLY IS A RECOGNITION OF THE DIVERSITY WE HAVE HERE IN, IN GARLAND.

AND IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO KICK OFF THE CELEBRATION FOR THE NEXT MONTH.

UH, AND WE WILL HAVE ACTIVITIES.

THE, THE LIBRARY IS, UH, NOT, NOT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY 'CAUSE THEY'RE OUTTA COMMISSION FOR A WHILE, BUT THE, UH, NORTH GARLAND, UH, BRANCH LIBRARY WILL BE HAVING A LOT OF ACTIVITIES OVER THE NEXT, UH, 30 DAYS OR SO.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO, UH, ATTEND SOME OF THESE FUNCTIONS.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, OTHER SCHOOLS WOULD ALSO BE HAVING THEIR ACTIVITIES.

THIS IS A TIME TO NOT ONLY CELEBRATE, BUT UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT, UH, CULTURES IN THE, UH, LATINO COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A, UH, MIX.

WE HAVE COLOMBIANOS, WE HAVE GUS CUNO, THAT WE HAVE A MIX OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, A TIME TO, UH, CELEBRATE, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE, WELL, IT'S ALMOST HALF OF THE POPULATION OF GARLAND NOW.

SO, UH, AT THIS TIME, LET ME ALSO TAKE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THE, SOME OF THE, UH, DELEGATION UP HERE TO MY LEFT.

THE, UH, LADIES IN COSTUME HERE ARE SOME OF THE FOLK FOLK LOCO DANCERS WITH, UH, NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEY USUALLY ADD A LOT OF COLOR TO THE CEREMONY AND YOUTH ALSO.

'CAUSE UH, UM, WELL I'VE, I, I WAS TELLING,

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'CAUSE UH, I'M, I'M ON MY WAY OUT.

I'M GOING OUT THE EXIT DOOR AND, UH, NEED SOMEBODY ELSE STEP IN.

ALSO, TONIGHT WE HAVE THE, UH, HISPANIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION FROM, UH, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

AND, UH, WE'LL HAVE, UH, MOSQUE ANTHONY HERE, IF HE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS, UH, IN A WHILE, BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE MIX HERE.

WE ALSO HAVE, UH, JONATHAN, I THINK HE NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION.

HE'S A FIXTURE HERE AT THE CITY, CITY HALL, STILL LOOKING FOR JUDGE.

YOU BETTER BE READY, JUDGE.

HE'S, I THINK HE'S AFTER YOUR J YOUR JOB, .

SO, UH, WITH THAT, I, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND, UH, ASK ANTHONY.

ANYBODY WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS THERE? YEAH, I'LL SAY SO.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD.

HI, MY NAME IS ANTHONY.

I'M THE, UH, PRESIDENT OF THE GARLAND HISPANIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, I'M NEVER GONNA SPEAKING PUBLIC, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE G H Y O AT GARLAND AND THE LATINO STUDENT POPULATION AT GARLAND, IT IS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE.

UM, I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE KICKING OFF OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, AND I, UM, HOPE IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD ONE.

AND YEAH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE INVITATION.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON, AND YEAH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, WITH THAT, UH, I WILL SAY THANKS AGAIN AND, UH, ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND LEARN AND CELEBRATE THE, THE HISPANIC HERITAGE.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU TONY, AND THANK ALL OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT, AND NEXT UP, WE HAVE, UH, RECOGNITION IN HONOR OF PAYROLL WEEK.

DO WE HAVE ? NOT US.

EVERYBODY'S IN FAVOR OF PAYROLL, RIGHT? , I SAID PAYROLL AND BAM, THERE YOU WERE.

THERE YOU WERE.

WELL, UH, WE HAVE, UH, A RECOGNITION HERE THIS EVENING, UH, WHEREAS THE AMERICAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION, AND IT'S MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS, HAVE LAUNCHED A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE NEARLY 150 P ONE, 150 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN SYSTEM BY PAYING WAGES, REPORTING WORKER EARNINGS, AND WITHHOLDING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAXES.

AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS IN GARLAND, TEXAS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF GARLAND, TEXAS, CARRYING OUT SUCH DIVERSE TAXES, PAY TASKS AS PAYING INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM, PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, AND CARRYING OUT TAX WITHHOLDING REPORTING AND DEPOSITING.

AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS PLAY AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE ENSURING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF AMERICAN FAMILIES BY HELPING TO IDENTIFY NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND MAKING SURE THEY COMPLY WITH THEIR CHILD SUPPORT MANDATES.

AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY PROACTIVE IN EDUCATING BOTH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ABOUT THE PAYROLL TAX WITHHOLDING SYSTEMS. AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS MEET REGULARLY WITH FEDERAL AND FEDERAL AND STATE TAX OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS BOTH IMPROVING COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES AND HOW COMPLIANCE CAN BE ACHIEVED AT LESS COST TO BOTH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES.

AND WHEREAS THE WEEK IN WHICH LABOR DAY FALLS HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK, I HEREBY GIVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN GARLAND, TEXAS AND OF THE PAYROLL PROFESSION BY PROCLAIMING THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF SEPTEMBER PAYROLL WEEK IN TEXAS.

MATT, YOU'RE IT, I'M IT.

WHAT WORDS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT PAYROLL? I HAVE A LOT OF WORDS ABOUT PAYROLL, BUT MOSTLY WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF GARLAND'S PAYROLL STAFF WHO AREN'T HERE TONIGHT.

NANCY GARRA AND LAURA HENDERSHOT.

THOSE TWO LADIES ENSURE THAT OVER 2,300 EMPLOYEES GET THEIR PAYCHECK AND IT'S ACCURATE EVERY OTHER WEEK.

THEY, THEY, THEY DO THIS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND HONESTLY, THEY'RE PROBABLY THE TWO OF, TWO OF THE BEST EMPLOYEES THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY FIND, AND I'M LUCKY TO HAVE THEM IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

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I FEEL LIKE WE'VE ALREADY HAD LIKE THREE MEETINGS HERE THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE, WE HAVE, OH, NEVERMIND.

SORRY.

YES, WE HAVE, WE HAVE A VERY BUSY EVENING TONIGHT.

WE'VE HAD, UH, WE HAD THE DAY OFF YESTERDAY, AND, UH, SO NOW WE'RE MAKING IT.

WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE PAYING IT BACK THIS EVENING.

ALRIGHT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET UNDERWAY HERE.

UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL.

WITHOUT DISCUSSION, COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.

I WILL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, EXCUSE ME, OR THE COUNSEL TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.

UH, CURRENTLY I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE ANY REQUEST, UH, BUT LET ME READ THROUGH THE AGENDA.

ITEM ONE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 15TH, 2023 REGULAR MEETING.

ITEM TWO, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS.

ITEM TWO A WILLIAM A. TAYLOR AVENUE AND MELODY LANE, WATER MAINS REPLACEMENT ITEM TWO B G P AND L OAKLAND SUBSTATION 69 13 0.2 KV.

UPGRADE ITEM TWO C G P AND L WILEY SWITCH STATION RECONFIGURATION ENGINEERING SERVICES.

ITEM TWO B G P N L MALLARD TO WILEY SWITCH, 1 38 KV TRANSMISSION.

LINE ITEM TWO E G P N L CENTERVILLE TO OATS ROAD, 1 38 KV TRANSMISSION LINE UPGRADE.

ITEM TWO F, CITYWIDE FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT.

AND ITEM THREE, PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES.

COUNSEL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION.

ITEM THREE A WAS CASE Z 23 DASH 17.

FRED A GANS IN DISTRICT ONE.

ITEM THREE B WAS KZ 23 DASH 22.

JAKE FINCH CASCADE COMPANIES IN DISTRICT FOUR.

ITEM FOUR, CONSIDER AN O CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ISSUE TAX NOTES SERIES 2023.

AND LAST ITEM FIVE, COUNSEL HAS REQUESTED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A STATE OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $142,619 AND 65 CENTS.

THE ENFORCEMENT GRANT WILL CONSIST OF HIGH VISIBILITY PATROLS IN IDENTIFIED ZONES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT HAVE HAD THAT, THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD MAJOR CRASHES.

THE REQUIREMENT, THE REQUIRED ENFORCEMENT PERIOD, WILL BE THE FISCAL YEAR 2324.

THE INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE CITIZENS OF GARLAND THROUGH BOTH IMPROVED DRIVER BEHAVIOR RESULTING IN FEWER SERIOUS CRASHES AS WELL AS CRIME REDUCTION IN THESE AREAS.

AND THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY SEEING NONE.

MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM IS, IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD GO OVER THE SPEAKER REGULATIONS FOR ME 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 PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.

AT THIS MEETING, SPEAKERS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY'S SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION.

APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS.

THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS AT THIS TIME.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

WE'VE GOT, UH, THE, SEVERAL OF OUR, OUR FIRST ITEMS HERE ON THE AGENDA ARE CONCERNING, UM, OUR BUDGET AND TAX RATE, UM, FOR THE YEAR.

SO WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE,

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SO WE'VE GOT SOME PROCEDURAL THINGS TO WORK THROUGH HERE.

FIRST, UH, THE FIRST ITEM, ITEM SIX,

[6. Hold a Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2023/2024 Tax Rate]

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THIS ITEM AND MOVE ON.

SORRY.

GOT MY PAGES OUT OF ORDER THERE.

UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN,

[7. Hold a Public Hearing on 2023-24 Proposed Budget]

AT THIS POINT, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT ITEM,

[8. Ordinance to Ratify the Property Tax Revenue for 2023-24]

AND, AND I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT SOME OF THESE ITEMS HAVE VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT HAVE TO BE READ ALONG WITH THEM AS WELL.

UH, ITEM EIGHT, ORDINANCE TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FOR 2020 3 24.

MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RATIFY A PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE OF $14,308,385 FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.

OF WHICH $2,304,042 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL.

WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, BY MAYOR PRO TIM BASS, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK, AND THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN COVERED.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE.

AND COUNCIL HERE DJ ONE MORE TIME.

GIVE IT ONE MORE SHOT.

WE'LL SEE WHAT NO, HIT IT AGAIN.

OKAY.

UH, MAKE COUNCIL MEMBER OH, FOR DISCUSSION.

I'M LOOKING FOR, OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

DID I MAKE IT THE VOTE HAS NOT, YOUR VOTE HAS NOT GONE THROUGH.

NO, NO, I DIDN'T VOTE.

NO, IT'S GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

SORRY.

OKAY.

THANK, THANK, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, JUST, JUST FOR INFORM INFORMATION CLARITY, UH, THIS INFORMATION WAS SHARED AT OUR WORK SESSION.

OH, YES.

SORRY.

I'D LIKE FOR CALL MISS, UH, STAFF UP TO, TO FOR CLARITY, UH, TO, UH, SHARE WITH US YOUR INFORMATION ON TAX RATE VERSUS WHAT IS BEFORE US HERE TONIGHT, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND REVENUE TAX RATES.

WOULD YOU SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH US AND WITH OUR PUBLIC TONIGHT? YES, SIR.

HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.

SO THE FOLLOWING, UH, KIND OF CLARIFICATION NOT ONLY APPLIES TO THIS ITEM, BUT ALSO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH IS UPCOMING ON YOUR AGENDA.

UM, SO MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, UM, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE BE READ FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.

AS PART OF THIS LANGUAGE, THE PROPOSED 2324 PROPERTY TAX RATE MUST BE COMPARED TO THE 2324, NO NEW REVENUE RATE OF 63.64 CENTS PER A HUNDRED DOLLARS OF VALUATION.

THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS THE RATE WHICH GENERATES THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE AS WAS RECEIVED IN 20 22, 20 23.

THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE 2022, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE 20 23 20 24 PROPERTY TAX RATE IS EQUAL TO THE 2324 VOTER APPROVAL RATE, WHICH IS THE TAX RATE ALLOWED BY SB TWO WITHOUT GOING FOR VOTER APPROVAL, AND WILL PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 3.5% OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE ABOVE THE PRIOR YEAR TO THE GENERAL FUND BY REQUIRING THAT WE COMPARE OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE UNDER CONSIDERATION TONIGHT TO THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

THIS INDICATES THAT WE ARE INCREASING THE CITY'S TAX RATE.

IN ACTUALITY THE 20 23 20 24 PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 68.97 CENTS IS A DECREASE OF 2.69 CENTS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR'S TAX RATE OF 71.67 CENTS PER A HUNDRED DOLLARS EVALUATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SORRY.

YEP.

AND WE JUST DISCUSSED THIS EIGHT MINUTES AGO AND, AND I FORGOT, SO I APOLOGIZE.

UM, AT THIS POINT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR, UH, TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. THERE

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AND MADAM SECRETARY DISPLAY THE VOTE.

THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ITEM

[9. Adoption of the 2023-24 Budget]

THANK YOU.

I MOVE TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX RATE PRESENTED BY STAFF AND REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION, UH, ON THIS FIR THIS, THIS ITEM ACTUALLY HAS TWO PIECES.

UH, THE FIRST SECTION, UH, MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS.

A SECOND BY COUNCIL, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MOORE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE IS A SECOND PART.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.

A, TO INCREASE THE STORM WATER RESIDENTIAL RATE BY A DOLLAR 50 AND STORM WATER COMMERCIAL RATES BY 0.015, AN INCREASE OF 1.36 MILLION TO THE STORM WATER UTILITY FUND'S REVENUE, AND B, TO INCREASE THE LANDFILL'S MINIMUM FEE TO $45, AN INCREASE OF $147,453 TO THE GENERAL FUND'S REVENUE.

AND C, THE ADDITION OF $125,725 IN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES FOR AN INCREASE OF $10 TO FIRE, AMBULANCE, ASSIGNMENT PAY, AND D THE ADDITION OF $15,000 GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES FOR WILDLIFE PILOT PROGRAM.

VERY GOOD.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BASS AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE ON THE SECOND PART OF THIS SECTION.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN PRAY THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE.

, I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE, BUT, UH, IF YOU COULD DISPLAY THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE.

I THINK WE MIGHT'VE, MAYOR, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THE VOTE AGAIN.

I CLEARED IT AND IT'S GONNA HA WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO VOTE IT AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT.

FAIR ENOUGH.

WILD FLOWERS GIVES EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO RECONSIDER THEIR THOUGHTS FROM 30 SECONDS AGO.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.

, THAT SECOND SECTION OF THIS ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 10, ADOPTION

[10. Adoption of 2023-24 Property Tax Rate]

MAYOR PROM BASS.

ONE MORE TIME.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 68.97 CENTS PER $100, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 8.38% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.

MY MOTION WILL BE IN TWO PARTS.

FIRST, I MOVE THAT THE RATE FOR DEBT SERVICES BE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF 37 AND 5,600 OF A CENT.

WE HAVE A MOTION, I NEED A SECOND.

AND WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THIS FIRST SECTION OF THIS ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

SECOND, I MOVE THAT THE RATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF 31 AND 41 HUNDREDTHS OF A CENT.

I HAVE A MOTION, UH, BY MAYOR PRO TIM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK THIS TIME HE'S BEEN TRYING , HE'S BEEN TRYING TO GIVE, KEEP THIS MOVING.

YOU KNOW, HE IS TRYING TO GET THIS IN THERE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

I DUNNO.

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING.

AND THIS ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 11,

[11. Rate and Fee Changes for 2023-24]

AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FOR THIS.

JUST A SIMPLE MOTION.

OH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RATE AND FEE CHANGES FOR 2023.

2024.

HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM BASS, A SECOND

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AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

BRINGS US TO ITEM

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MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12 AS PRESENTED , I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND WHILE WE JUST MOVED THROUGH, UH, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY VOTES WE JUST TOOK OVER A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

UM, BUT I JUST, UH, AS ALWAYS WANT TO THANK OUR BUDGET STAFF.

UH, OF COURSE WHAT WE JUST APPROVED IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

UH, YOU BASICALLY WORK ON ALL YEAR, ESSENTIALLY WHEN WE APPROVE ONE, YOU START THE NEXT ONE.

SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS.

AND I'M SURE YOU'VE ALREADY GOT C I P BINDERS THAT YOU'RE READY TO DELIVER TO US.

AND, AND WE'LL START ALL OVER AGAIN.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM 13.

HOLD

[13. Hold public hearings on:]

THIS ITEM HAS TWO, UH, THIS ITEM ACTUALLY HAS TWO PIECES.

ITEM 13 A CONSIDER A ZONING REQUEST BY BLOOMING INVESTMENT GROUP L L C TO CONSTRUCT 51 MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS IN A TOWNHOUSE STYLE CONFIGURATION.

THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 600 WEST AVENUE D IN DISTRICT TWO.

IT ALSO HAS A SECOND PART, UH, CONSIDER A DETAILED PLAN.

SAME APPLICANT, SAME ADDRESS.

MR. GARRIN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

LOAD UP THE PRESENTATION HERE.

ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT 51 MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS IN A TOWNHOUSE STYLE CONFIGURATION.

THE, UH, LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS 600 WEST AVENUE D.

THIS IS REALLY JUST KIND OF ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF, UH, DOWNTOWN GARLAND.

THE ACREAGE OF THE SITE IS, UH, JUST OVER TWO ACRES AND, UH, THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY.

ACTUALLY IT IS SPLIT.

UM, MOST OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED, UH, MULTIFAMILY ALREADY.

UM, AND THEN A PORTION, THE NORTHERN, UM, KIND OF TIP REALLY OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

SO THE REQUEST THIS EVENING IS, UM, TO, UH, BRING IT ALL INTO ONE, UH, ZONING DISTRICT UNDER A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD, UH, DISTRICT.

HERE'S THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AGAIN, LOCATED KIND OF ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT IS ALMOST DEAD CENTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY.

YEAH, THAT'S , YOU'RE RIGHT.

.

UH, THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

IF YOU CAN SEE THE KIND OF TEAL OUTLINE THERE.

UM, THIS IS WEST AVENUE D TO THE NORTH.

IT DOES HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF FRONTAGE ON WEST AVENUE D.

IT'S ALSO GOT, UH, FRONTAGE ALONG, UH, SOUTH SIXTH STREET, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT 200 OR SO FEET OF FRONTAGE ALONG SOUTH SIXTH STREET.

UH, IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FRONTAGE ALONG, UH, WEST AVENUE F UM, AND THEN THAT'S THE, UH, RAILROAD THERE ON THE WEST.

UH, SO AS, AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THE SITE IS ZONED, UH, MULTIFAMILY, KINDA STRAIGHT MULTIFAMILY ONE.

A LITTLE BIT OF IT, UH, ON THE NORTHERN PORTION IS ZONED DOWNTOWN.

UM, TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A MIX OF SOME SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AS WELL AS SOME AUTO USES.

THERE'S A CHURCH AS WELL ACROSS, UH, SOUTH SIXTH STREET, UH, TO THE NORTH, UH, ACROSS WEST AVENUE.

D IS A VALERO STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE, UH, TO THE WEST.

ACROSS THE RAILROAD IS A, A FUNERAL HOME AS WELL AS A SMALL APARTMENT COMPLEX.

AND TO THE SOUTH, UM, IS KIND OF A MIX OF MORE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL SMALL APARTMENT COMPLEXES, UM, DOWN AROUND AVENUE G.

UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS, ALTHOUGH AGAIN, IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED.

UH, THE MAJORITY OF THIS SITE IS ZONED MULTI-FAMILY AND IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER MULTI-FAMILY, UH, ZONING DISTRICTS AS WELL.

UM, JUMPING DOWN TO THIS THIRD PARAGRAPH, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

UH, IN ADDITION, THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY USE, AS I'VE STATED.

AND, UM, IS ADJACENT TO SEVERAL OTHER MULTIFAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES.

UM, IN REGARDS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

UM, NEW MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS, UM, THE SECOND HIGHEST REVENUE PER ACRE GENERATOR PER THE, UM, APPROVED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND, UM, PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO HELP CREATE A MORE VIBRANT DOWNTOWN, UH, MORE

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THERE'S A GOAL OF, UH, UM, ADDING ADDITIONAL, UM, 1200 UNITS, ACTUALLY THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AND OF COURSE, THIS PROPOSAL DOES THAT.

IT'S 51 ACRES ADDED TO THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AREA OF GARLAND.

HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE, UH, VALERO STATION, JUST NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ACROSS AVENUE D.

AND THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

HERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE, OBVIOUSLY THE RAILROAD THERE ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, THIS IS LOOKING SOUTH, SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OF ACROSS AVENUE F AND THIS IS JUST LOOKING STRAIGHT WEST DOWN AVENUE D.

HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

UM, IT DOES CONSIST OF, UH, SIX, UH, BUILDINGS, UH, FIVE MULTI, WELL, REALLY SIX MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.

THAT INCLUDES THE CLUBHOUSE HERE ON THE NORTHERN PORTION.

THERE'LL ACTUALLY BE A UNIT, UH, IN THERE AS WELL.

AND THE AMEN AREA OVER HERE, UH, TOWARDS AVENUE D.

THIS IS AVENUE D TO THE NORTH AVENUE F UH, TO THE SOUTH.

UM, AGAIN, 51 UNITS TOTAL.

UM, I SHOULD NOTE, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE, UM, SOUTH SIXTH STREET SHOWN HERE, WHICH THE PROPERTY HAS SOME FRONTAGE ON.

UM, THAT IS, UM, SOUTH SIXTH STREET IS PART OF AN APPROVED C I P PROJECT.

SO THERE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS, CURB AND GUTTER SIDEWALKS, THAT SORT OF THING.

ALONG AVENUE, UH, OR EXCUSE ME, SOUTH SIXTH STREET.

UH, THE APPLICANT DOES PROPOSE SIX FOOT SIDEWALKS, HOWEVER, WHERE THEY DO HAVE FRONTAGE, UM, STREET FRONTAGE, UH, THE SHOULD NOTE THAT THE, UM, PROPOSAL MEETS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE G D C AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY ALL BE ONE BEDROOM.

UH, THERE'S A MIX OF SOME EFFICIENCIES AS WELL, BUT, UH, BUT ALL ONE BEDROOM AND, AND EFFICIENCIES, THERE ARE A FEW DEVIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST.

WE'LL KIND OF GO INTO HERE IN A FEW SLIDES.

HERE'S THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.

THE KIND OF CLOUDED BUBBLE HERE IS JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE AREA WHERE THE DEVIATIONS ARE, UM, FOCUSED FOR ACTUALLY NOT JUST LANDSCAPING, BUT, UM, AMENITIES AND, UH, SETBACKS AS WELL.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY GREATLY KIND OF NECKS DOWN AND SHRINKS, AND IT'S KIND OF SQUEEZED THINGS DOWN.

SO THAT'S THE PRIMARY TRIGGER FOR THE, SOME OF THE DEVIATIONS ON THAT, ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

UH, BUT OTHERWISE THE REST OF THE SITE, INCLUDING THE FRONTAGE ALONG AVENUE F UM, MEETS THE KINDA TREE PLANTINGS AND SHRUB PLANTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE G D C.

HERE ARE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

UM, AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF A TOWNHOUSE, UM, RELATIVELY LOWER DENSITY STYLE OF, OF MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

UM, TWO STORIES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I'LL KIND OF RUN THROUGH THESE.

THERE'S SOME THREE D RENDERINGS HERE AS WELL IN A FEW SLIDES.

UH, SOME OF THE UNITS WILL HAVE KIND OF THEIR OWN PRIVATE GARAGES, BUT THERE'S OTHERWISE SOME KIND OF STREET PARKING WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS SOME SURFACE PARKING.

HERE ARE THE ELEVATIONS OF THE CLUBHOUSE, AND HERE'S SOME THREE D RENDERINGS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER.

THEY, UM, GENERALLY FOLLOWED KIND OF IN THE MF ZERO HORIZONTAL MULTIFAMILY, UM, STANDARDS, BUT THERE WERE SOME EXCEPTIONS WHERE THE DEVELOPER FELT REALLY ARCHITECTURALLY.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUILDING DEFI BUILDING DESIGN MADE MORE SENSE TO FOLLOW THE MF ONE AND F TWO STANDARDS, WHICH IS REALLY MORE MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS THAN F ZERO.

AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS REALLY FOLLOW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

SO THE, UM, ARCHITECT FELT REALLY THE, UM, UH, THE OTHER STANDARDS FOR THE MORE URBAN MULTIFAMILY MADE MADE MORE SENSE.

SO, WE'LL THAT'LL, THAT'S LISTED IN THE DEVIATION TABLE, BUT JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT AS WE KINDA LOOK AT THE ELEVATIONS THERE.

SO THERE ARE, UM, I BELIEVE SEVEN, UH, DEVIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.

JUST KIND OF WANNA MENTION A FEW THINGS.

FIRST, AS WE KIND OF, UM, MEASURE DEVIATIONS, OF COURSE.

UH, ONE OF THE BIG FACTORS, UH, THAT WE OFTENTIMES SEE IS, IS THE NATURE OF THE SITE AND THE DIFFICULT, UH, DIFFICULTY OF DEVELOPING SOME OF THESE SITES.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SITE IS FAIRLY SMALL AND DOES NECK DOWN AT ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION.

AND, UM, OFTENTIMES AS WE'VE SEEN, THERE'S A REASON WHY, WHY A LOT OF THESE SITES ARE, HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR SO LONG.

UM, AND IT'S, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT OFTENTIMES TO MEET ALL G D C REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL REQUIRE, UH, TECHNICAL STANDARD REQUIREMENTS, UM, WHILE ALSO MAKING THE PROJECT, UM, FEASIBLE FOR A DEVELOPER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

UM, OF COURSE, ONE FACTOR HERE, AND AS WE'VE SEEN BEFORE, IS KIND OF MIXING WHEN YOU SEE SOME OF THESE UNIQUE STYLE OF MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, KIND OF WHICH STANDARDS TO FOLLOW.

SO THERE'S SOME MIXING AND MIXING AND MATCHING OF KIND OF THE MF ZERO AND M F ONE AND F TWO STANDARDS AS IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE, THE PARTICULAR PROJECT AT HAND.

UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, JUST THE APPROPRIATENESS AND DESIRED LAND USE.

UM, UM, AND, AND JUST DO THE DEVIATIONS, YOU KNOW, DO THEY, UM, IS IT STILL A PROJECT THAT'S, THAT'S DESIRABLE AND DOES IT MAKE SENSE? SO JUST SOME OF THE FACTORS WE, WE LOOK AT, OF COURSE, BUT I'LL KIND OF RUN THROUGH THESE.

UH, MAYOR THE FIRST TWO ARE, UM, ACTUALLY PRETTY RELATED.

UH, BUILDING SETBACKS, AMENITIES.

THIS IS REALLY, UM, ALL FOCUSED ON THAT NORTHERN SECTION OF THE PROPERTY WHERE IT

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UM, THE, THE SETBACKS DO SHRINK DOWN WHERE THE AMENITY, BUILDING THE CLUBHOUSE, UM, UH, UM, TO KIND OF NARROW DOWN TO, UM, SHORTER TO LEAD TO SHORTER SETBACKS.

UM, VERY SIMILAR WITH THE AMENITIES, DESPITE IT ONLY BEING 51 UNITS, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN MOST MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS WE SEE THE APPLICANT DID COMMIT TO PROVIDING, UM, AMENITIES FOR, UM, FOR THE RESIDENTS.

SO, UM, SOME OF THE SIZE, UM, SIZES THAT THE G D C PRESCRIBES THE APPLICANT COULDN'T QUITE MEET.

UM, HOWEVER, THEY DO STILL PROVIDE, UM, AMENITIES THROUGH A SWIMMING POOL, UM, A CLUBHOUSE AS WELL AS OUTDOOR SEATING TABLES AND A BARBECUE GRILL AREA.

UM, I MENTIONED EARLIER THERE'S SOME EFFICIENCY UNITS.

THE G D C HAS A MAXIMUM OF 10% OF UNITS, UH, SHALL BE EFFICIENCY UNITS.

THESE ARE A MINIMUM OF 500 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.

UH, THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING, UM, FOR THE EFFICIENCY UNITS 582 SQUARE FEET, UH, BUT THEY WOULD EXCEED THAT 10%.

UM, THEY'RE PROPOSING 11 EFFICIENCY UNITS, THAT'S ABOUT 21.5%.

UM, AS THE APPLICANT HAS NOTED, UM, THE PURPOSE OF THESE EFFICIENCY UNITS IS TO PROVIDE AN IN-DEMAND LIVING OPTION AT A DIFFERENT PRICE POINT WHILE, UH, STILL PROVIDING ACCESS TO A, UH, GARAGE AMENITY, UH, DENSITY.

UM, THE APPLICANT FOR THE MOST PART FOLLOWED THE MF ZERO STANDARDS THAT DOES HAVE A 12 UNIT PER ACRE MAX.

JUST FOR COMPARISON'S SAKE, MF ONE HAS 18 UNITS PER ACRE, THEN IT STAIR STEPS UP TO MF TWO, WHICH IS 32 UNITS PER ACRE.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, UH, 23.4 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

THAT'S JUST THE MATH OF THE 2.15 ACRE PROPERTY.

THEY'RE PROPOSING 51 UNITS, SO IT, UH, COMES OUT TO ABOUT 23 UNITS PER ACRE.

UH, AS THE APPLICANT HAS WRITTEN, THIS DEVIATION WILL ALLOW FOR A DEVELOPMENT DENSITY, WHICH MAKES THE PROJECT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, WHILE ALSO MAKING THE DEVELOPMENT COHESIVE WITH, UH, THE DENSITY OF THE SURROUNDING DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT.

UH, GARAGE PARKING MF ZERO, UH, STANDARDS REQUIRE A, AN ATTACHED GARAGE.

AGAIN, THE MF ZERO IS KIND OF THAT SINGLE FAMILY STYLE, MULTI-FAMILY, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS AS WE CALL 'EM, OR HORIZONTAL MULTI-FAMILY.

UH, THE APPLICANT DOES PROPOSE, UH, 22 GARAGE, UH, SPACES.

SO A NUMBER OF UNITS WILL HAVE THAT, BUT OTHERWISE THEY'LL HAVE, UM, AVAILABLE PARKING WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.

AND, UM, MR. PATEL, THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO HOW THAT'LL BE MANAGED, BUT THERE'S KIND OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HOW PARKING WILL BE ALLOCATED, UM, FOR GARAGES VERSUS SURFACE PARKING.

UH, BUT AGAIN, OTHERWISE IT, IT MEETS ALL PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE G D C MEETS THE MINIMUM NUMBER.

UM, AND THEN SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING, AGAIN, THIS REALLY JUST HAS TO DO WITH THAT NECK DOWN AREA ON THE NORTH, UH, NORTHERN, UH, PORTION OF THE SITE.

UM, HOWEVER, I MEAN, REALLY THE APPLICANT HAS, UM, PROVIDED THE TREES AND SHRUBS WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE.

UM, AND, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS, ONE OF THE FACTORS AS WE'VE NOTICED, UH, OR NOTED HERE AND THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED US IN THE JUSTIFICATION IS, UM, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

UH, THERE WERE KIND OF SOME BACK AND FORTH AND REITER REITERATIONS OF THE SITE PLAN.

IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE DEVELOPER TO MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, NOT HAVE A PARKING DEVIATION.

SO, UM, SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS AND WHAT AND WHATNOT KINDA SHRUNK DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AS WELL AS OTHER TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS, UM, YOU KNOW, FIRE LANE REACH AND DRIVEWAY WIDTHS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE, THE LAST ONE IS BUILDING DESIGN.

I KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS EARLIER, BUT, UM, THE APPLICANT, UH, REALLY ARCHITECTURALLY FELT THAT MF ONE, MF TWO STANDARDS WERE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE BUILDING DESIGN RATHER THAN FOLLOWING MORE SINGLE FAMILY STANDARDS.

UM, SO, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE REASON BEHIND THAT DEVIATION REQUESTS, UH, MAYOR'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST THAT INCLUDES BOTH THE CHANGE IN ZONING AND THE DETAILED PLAN AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL DURING THEIR AUGUST 14TH MEETING.

THAT WAS WITH A SEVEN TO ZERO VOTE OF BOTH THE ZONING CHANGE AND THE PLAN DETAILED PLAN.

AND, UH, MAYOR, WE, UH, MAILED OUT 99 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE.

WE RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR.

UH, ONE OF THOSE WAS WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, ONE OUTSIDE AND TWO AGAINST, UH, THE REQUEST.

AND, UH, THOSE WERE BOTH WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

MAYOR, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.

I DO NOT HAVE A CARD FOR THE APPLICANT.

OKAY.

UH, AT THIS POINT, UM, COUNSEL, OBVIOUSLY THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE A? OH, HE'S GOT A PRESENTATION.

NEVERMIND.

IF NO, IF YOU WANNA PROCEED, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD, UH, BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

NOT YET.

YOU CAN DO YOUR THING.

UM, AND ONCE WE GET YOUR PRESENTATION UP,

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UH, THIS IS A NEW APP OR A NEW, UH, PROGRAM? IS IT F FIVE? F FIVE THING? .

OH BOY.

AH, I, OKAY, OKAY.

YEAH, YEAH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

JUST MOVE, SCROLL UP AND DOWN, RIGHT? OKAY.

YES, YES.

AND THERE'S THAT AS WELL.

SO, YEAH.

AND SIR, BEFORE YOU START, IF I CAN GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION AND OR ANSWER QUESTIONS.

SURE.

IT'S COME TO THE, UH, SORRY.

CONTROL L, CONTROL L APPARENTLY IS THE MAGIC COMBINATION.

NO, NOT TODAY.

UNFORTUNATELY THAT MAGIC DIDN'T HAPPEN IS THE .

IT'S OKAY.

I'LL JUST SCROLL DOWN.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN.

MAYOR PRO TIM BASS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING SO LONG TO, TO BUZZ IN HERE.

THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DETAIL IN THESE, UM, PROPOSED DEVIATIONS.

AND SO I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

I DO USUALLY THAT PDF.

ALL RIGHT, SURE WILL.

GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

WILL.

SO WILL, ON THE, UH, SETBACK FOR THE SWIMMING POOL, DO WE NOT HAVE ANY, UH, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, YOU KNOW, FOR SAFETY OR SUCH FOR, UH, SWIMMING POOL SETBACKS? UM, NOT PARTICULARLY.

UM, THE, THIS FULL, THE POOL AS I, I BELIEVE WOULD NEED TO BE FENCED FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES.

I BELIEVE THAT'S A BASIC BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENT.

SO, UH, THERE WOULD NEED TO BE THAT, BUT NO OTHER PARTICULAR SETBACK OTHER THAN JUST FOLLOWING THE GENERAL, UH, BUILDING SETBACKS.

OKAY.

AND THEN, UM, RELATED TO THE DENSITY, UM, SO THE REQUIRED, SO DENSITY FOR MF ZEROS 12 DENSITY FOR MF ONE IS 18.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, ANY MULTIFAMILY DESIGNATIONS THAT HAVE, UH, GREATER DENSITY CLOSER TO WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING? YES, SIR.

UM, YES SIR.

I KNOW WE DIDN'T INCLUDE ON THE PRESENTATION.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I, I THINK I MENTIONED IT VERBALLY ONLY, BUT, UM, MF TWO WOULD BE THE NEXT DISTRICT UP, WHICH ALLOWS UP TO 32 UNITS PER ACRE THAT WAS, WAS CREATED.

THAT'S KIND OF YOUR, UM, INTENTIONALLY HIGHER DENSITY.

TYPICALLY HIGHER BUILDING HEIGHTS, YOU GO UP TO 50, UH, 50 FEET IN HEIGHT OF THAT ZONING DISTRICT.

BUT YES, SIR, 32 UNITS PER ACRE WOULD BE THE MAX FOR MF TWO, WHICH IF THEY WERE FOLLOWING THOSE STANDARDS, THEY WOULD COMPLY WITH THAT DENSITY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I WAS THINKING THAT I DIDN'T CATCH THAT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

.

UM, AND THEN DID YOU SAY THE APPLICANT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THE GARAGE PARKING DEVIATION? UH, I BELIEVE SO.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, UM, ABOUT IT, HE, HE'S HERE TO ADDRESS THAT.

YES, SIR.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NO, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

SURE.

MY NAME IS ABBA PATEL.

I'M LOCATED AT 18,300 MINNETONKA BOULEVARD, ZETA, MINNESOTA 5 5 3 0 5.

SO I AM HERE AND TO SAY THANK YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT'S TAKEN US A WHILE TO GET HERE.